Acts 24:16

In view of this, I always do my best to keep a matzpun naki (clear conscience) before Hashem and before anashim.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 a tikvah (hope) in Hashem, which also these ones themselves anticipate, the coming Techiyas HaMesim of both the Tzaddikim and the Resha'im.

17Now after many years, I came bringing nedavot (donations) to my people and also to make korbanot (sacrifices).

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Cross References

Romans 2:15In that they demonstrate the Torah at work, + 2:15 Jer 31:33; Ro 8:4; 2C 5:17 the Torah written in their levavot, their matzpun + 2:15 Ac 24:16 (conscience) also bearing witness, + 2:15 Ro 9:1 while their thoughts bring accusation + 2:15 Ga 2:11 or even make defense + 2:15 2C 7:11 among themselves,

1 Corinthians 4:4I am aware of nothing against myself, but not in this have I been yitzdak (justified); it is the L-rd who is my Shofet (Judge). + 4:4 Gn 18:25; Dan 7:13-14

2 Corinthians 4:2But we renounced the hidden things of bushah (shame), not going about with remiyah (deceit) nor falsifying the dvar Hashem. Rather by the manifestation of HaEmes we present ourselves to every manʼs matzpun in the sight of Hashem. + 4:2 2C 2:17; 1Th 2:5

1 Timothy 1:5But the tachlis (purpose) of the gzeira + 1:5 1:3 is ahavah (love) out of a lev tahor (pure heart) and a clear matzpun (conscience) and emunah (faith) without tzevi'ut (hypocrisy).

1 Timothy 3:9Keeping the sod haemunah (the mystery of the faith) with a clear matzpun + 3:9 1:5,19 (conscience).

Titus 1:15All things are tahor to hatehorim; but, to the ones having been defiled and taking the side of the Apikoros, nothing is tahor, but has been made tameh, both lev and matzpun.

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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