Acts 24:16

and in this I exercise myself, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

Literal Standard Version

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 toward God, which they themselves also wait for, [that] there is about to be a resurrection of the dead, both of righteous and unrighteous;

17And after many years I came, about to do kind acts to my nation, and offerings,

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Cross References

Romans 2:15who show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also witnessing with them, and between one another the thoughts accusing or else defending,

1 Corinthians 4:4for I have been conscious of nothing for myself, but I have not been declared right in this—and He who is discerning me is the LORD:

2 Corinthians 4:2but renounced for ourselves the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully using the word of God, but by the manifestation of the truth recommending ourselves to every conscience of men, before God;

1 Timothy 1:5And the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of unhypocritical faith,

1 Timothy 3:9having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,

Titus 1:15All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] 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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