23 Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience(A) until this day.”

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23 Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin(A) and said, “My brothers,(B) I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience(C) to this day.”

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Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking(A) in deceit or distorting God’s message,(B) but commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in God’s sight by an open display of the truth.(C)

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Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(A) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(B) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(C) in the sight of God.

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12 We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to be proud of us, so that you may have a reply for those who take pride in the outward appearance[a] rather than in the heart.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 5:12 Lit in face

12 We are not trying to commend ourselves to you again,(A) but are giving you an opportunity to take pride in us,(B) so that you can answer those who take pride in what is seen rather than in what is in the heart.

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10 You are witnesses,(A) and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously,(B) and blamelessly(C) we conducted ourselves with you believers.

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10 You are witnesses,(A) and so is God,(B) of how holy,(C) righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.

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