Acts 24:16

Consequently I try to make sure I always have a clear conscience before God and everyone.

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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

15I have the same hope in God that they do, believing that there will be a resurrection of the good and the wicked.

17Having been away for a few years I returned to bring some money to help the poor and to give offerings to God.

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Cross References

Romans 2:15In this way they show how the law works that's written in their minds. As they think about what they're doing, their conscience either accuses them for doing wrong or defends them for doing what is good and right.

1 Corinthians 4:4I don't know of anything I've done wrong, but that doesn't make me morally right. It's the Lord who judges me.

2 Corinthians 4:2But we have given up secret, shameful acts. We don't behave in deceitful ways and we don't distort the word of God. We demonstrate who we are by revealing the truth before God so everybody can decide in their own minds.

1 Timothy 1:5The reason why I insist on this is so we may have love that comes from a pure heart, from a clear conscience and sincere trust in God.

1 Timothy 3:9They must stick to the revealed truth about God, trusting in him with a pure conscience.

Titus 1:15To those who have clean minds everything is clean, but to those who are corrupt and refuse to trust in God, nothing is clean—both their minds and their consciences are corrupt.

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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