Acts 24:16
And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards men.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
17Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings, and vows.
Cross References
Romans 2:15Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another,
1 Corinthians 4:4For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me, is the Lord.
2 Corinthians 4:2But we renounce the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience, in the sight of God.
1 Timothy 1:5Now the end of the commandment is charity, from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.
1 Timothy 3:9Holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience.
Titus 1:15All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: 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 →