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Acts 24:16
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I always strive to have a clear conscience toward God and men.
And herein doe I exercise my selfe to haue alwayes a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void to offence toward God, and toward men.
So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.
"In view of this I also do my best to maintain a blameless conscience both before God and before other people, always.
This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and people.
"In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.
"In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.
In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a conscience without fault both before God and before men.
In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.
And because I am sure, I try my best to have a clear conscience in whatever I do for God or for people.
Indeed, it is because of this that I make a point of always having a clear conscience in the sight of both God and man.
For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.
This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and before everyone.
And herein I endeuour my selfe to haue alway a cleare conscience towarde God, and toward men.
For this reason, I labor to have always a clear conscience before God and before men.
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and people.
For this reason also I myself always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.
And in this I exercise myself to have always a blameless conscience toward God and men.
Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience in the sight of God and people.Acts 23:1;">[xr]
Because of this also I labour to have a good conscience before Aloha and before men, continually.
And for this reason, I also labor to have always a pure conscience before God, and before men.
And herein studie I, to haue alway a cleare conscience toward God, and toward men.
Herein do I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men alway.
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man.
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
In this thing Y studie with outen hirtyng, to haue concience to God, and to men euermore.
In this I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men always.
And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense towards God, and [towards] men.
This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.
Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.
I always try to live so my own heart tells me I am not guilty before God or man.
Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience toward God and all people.
herein, even I, myself, am studying to have, an unoffending conscience, towards God and men, continually.
And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men.
So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward God and toward men.
And therfore stody I to have a cleare consciece towarde God and toward man also.
and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
and 'tis my endeavour to preserve a conscience free from reproach both with respect to God, and with respect to men.
"Believe me, I do my level best to keep a clear conscience before God and my neighbors in everything I do. I've been out of the country for a number of years and now I'm back. While I was away, I took up a collection for the poor and brought that with me, along with offerings for the Temple. It was while making those offerings that they found me quietly at my prayers in the Temple. There was no crowd, there was no disturbance. It was some Jews from around Ephesus who started all this trouble. And you'll notice they're not here today. They're cowards, too cowardly to accuse me in front of you.
Because of this, I watch everything I say and do. My conscience is absolutely clear before God and man.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Acts 23:1, Romans 2:15, Romans 9:1, 1 Corinthians 4:4, 2 Corinthians 1:12, 2 Corinthians 4:2, 1 Thessalonians 2:10, 1 Timothy 1:5, 1 Timothy 1:19, 1 Timothy 3:9, 2 Timothy 1:3, Titus 1:15, Titus 2:11-13, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 10:22, Hebrews 13:18, 1 Peter 2:19, 1 Peter 3:16, 1 Peter 3:21
Reciprocal: Genesis 17:1 - walk Deuteronomy 26:13 - I have not 1 Samuel 12:5 - ye have 1 Chronicles 29:17 - in the uprightness 2 Chronicles 31:20 - wrought Job 22:3 - thou makest Job 27:6 - my heart Psalms 18:21 - For I Psalms 19:13 - upright Psalms 25:21 - General Psalms 103:18 - remember Psalms 106:3 - doeth Psalms 119:1 - undefiled Proverbs 16:17 - highway Jeremiah 37:18 - General Ezekiel 18:9 - walked Daniel 6:22 - forasmuch Luke 1:6 - walking Luke 2:25 - just Acts 11:24 - he was Romans 13:5 - conscience Romans 14:22 - Happy Philippians 1:10 - that ye may be 1 Timothy 2:2 - all godliness 1 Timothy 4:7 - exercise Titus 2:12 - live
Cross-References
Morouer Adam laye with Heua his wyfe, which coceaued & bare Cain, and sayde, I haue opteyned ye man of the LORDE.
Then ranne the seruaunt to mete her, and sayde: Let me drynke a litle water out of yi pitcher.
And she sayde: drynke syr.And haistely let she downe the pitcher in hir hande, and gaue him drynke.
And whan the men of the same place axed him of his wife, he sayde: she is my sister. For he was afrayed to saye: she is my wife, (thinkinge thus:) they might slaye me for Rebeccas sake, for she was beutifull to loke vnto.
therfore left he all yt he had, in Iosephs hande. And medled with nothinge himself, saue onely the bred that he ate. And Ioseph was fayre of bewtye, and well fauoured of face.
As I was a slepe, & my hert wakynge, I herde the voyce of my beloued, wha he knocked. Open to me (sayde he) o my sister, my loue, my doue, my derlinge: for my heade is full of dew, and ye lockes of my hayre are full of the night droppes.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And herein do I exercise myself,.... Or because of this; on account of this doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which is a doctrine according to godliness, and promotes and engages to a holy life and conversation, as the contrary tends to encourage a dissolute and sinful manner of living; see 1 Corinthians 15:32 The apostle studied, and laboured, and bent himself, and employed his thought, care, and time,
to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man; that is, to discharge every duty which God requires, and to give to every man what is due to him; so as to please God, and not offend men, neither Jew nor Gentile, nor the church of God; and so as that conscience may be clear of guilt, and may not be defiled with sin, being purged and purified by the blood of Christ. By a "conscience void of offence", is meant a good conversation; which as it respects God, lies in a carefulness not to offend him, but to do his will; and as it respects men, a shunning what may give offence, or be a stumbling to them; and though this cannot be perfectly attained to in each of its branches, yet there is in every good man a concern to have such a conscience; and the consideration of the resurrection of the dead, the general judgment, and a future state, induce him to it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And herein - In this, or for this purpose.
Do I exercise myself - ἀσκῶ askō. I accustom or employ myself; I make it my constant aim. Paul often appeals to his conscientiousness as the leading habit of his life. Even before his conversion he endeavored to act according to the dictates of conscience. See Acts 26:9; compare Philippians 3:5-6.
To have always a conscience ... - To do what is right, so that my conscience shall never reproach me.
Void of offence - ἀπρόσκοπον aproskopon. That which is inoffensive, or which does not cause one to stumble or fall. He means that he endeavored to keep his conscience so enlightened and pure in regard to duty, and that he acted according to its dictates in such a way that his conduct should not be displeasing to God or injurious to man. To have such a conscience implies two things:
- That it be enlightened or properly informed in regard to truth and duty; and,
- That what is made known to be right should be honestly and faithfully performed. Without these two things no man can have a conscience that will be inoffensive and harmless.
Toward God - In an honest endearour to discharge the duties of public and private worship, and to do constantly what he requires believing all that he has spoken; doing all that he requires; and offering to him the service which he approves.
Toward men - In endeavoring to meet all the demands of justice and mercy; to advance their knowledge, happiness, and salvation; living so that I may look back on my life with the reflection that I have done all that I ought to have done, and all that I could do to promote the welfare of the whole human family. What a noble principle of conduct was this! How elevated and how pure! How unlike the conduct of those who live to gratify debasing sensual appetites, or for gold or honor; of those who pass their lives in such a manner as to offer the grossest offence to God and to do the most injury to man. The great and noble aim of Paul was to be pure; and no slander of his enemies, no trials, persecutions, perils, or pains of dying could take away the approving voice of conscience. Alike in his travels and in his persecutions; among friends and foes; when preaching in the synal gogue, the city, or the desert; or when defending himself before governors and kings, he had this testimony of a self-approving mind. Happy they who thus frame their lives. And happy will be the end of a life where this has been the grand object of the journey through this world.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Acts 24:16. And herein do I exercise myself — And this very tenet is a pledge for my good behaviour; for as I believe there will be a resurrection, both of the just and unjust, and that every man shall be judged for the deeds done in the body, so I exercise myself day and night, that I may have a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.
Toward God — In entertaining no opinion contrary to his truth; and in offering no worship contrary to his dignity, purity, and excellence.
Toward men. — In doing nothing to them that I would not, on a change of circumstances, they should do to me; and in withholding nothing by which I might comfort and serve them.
