Acts 24:16

For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

In Context

15having hope towards God, which they themselves also receive, that there is to be a resurrection both of just and unjust.

17And after a lapse of many years I arrived, bringing alms to my nation, and offerings.

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Cross References

Romans 2:15who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)

1 Corinthians 4:4For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:2But we have rejected the hidden things of shame, not walking in deceit, nor falsifying the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every conscience of men before God.

1 Timothy 1:5But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;

1 Timothy 3:9holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

Titus 1:15All things [are] pure to the pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing [is] pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

Matthew Henry on Acts 24:11-22

Paul's Third Defence. 10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself: 11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Neither can they prove the… Read the whole commentary →

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