John Bengel Commentary - Acts 23:1 - 23:1

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 23:1 - 23:1


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Act 23:1. Ἀτενίσας, having earnestly fixed, his eyes upon) with a countenance indicative of a good conscience; waiting also to see whether anyone of the chief priests was about to ask any question.-ἐγὼ, I) By this protestation he gained his point, that no former act of his could be alleged as a charge against him, but that that truth which he was about to assert in the end of Act 23:6, might be brought forward as the one and only cause of his imprisonment: ch. Act 24:21.-συνειδήσει, conscience) ch. Act 24:16; 2Co 1:12. Paul speaks especially of his state after conversion: for concerning his former state no one moved any controversy with him. And yet even in his former state, although he was labouring under error, he had obeyed conscience, and had not committed aught which could constitute him guilty before the bar of external justice. Now, since he has not cast away whatever of good he formerly had, but has received better goods, the light was pouring itself out of his present state into his former state.-τῷ Θεῷ, before God) although all men did not approve of it.