Acts 24:16
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And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men.

Acts 23:1 And Paul, looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.

Romans 2:15 Who 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,

Romans 9:1 I speak the truth in Christ: I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost:

1 Corinthians 4:4 For I am not conscious to myself of anything. Yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12 For our glory is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity of heart and sincerity of God, and not in carnal wisdom, but in the grace of God, we have conversed in this world: and more abundantly towards you.

2 Corinthians 4:2 But 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 Thessalonians 2:10 You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed:

1 Timothy 1:5,19 Now the end of the commandment is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith. . . .

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

2 Timothy 1:3 I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers, with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day.

Titus 1:15 All 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.

Titus 2:11-13 For the grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all men: . . .

Hebrews 9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who by the Holy Ghost offered himself unspotted unto God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?

Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart, in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with clean water.

Hebrews 13:18 Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things.

1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

1 Peter 3:16,21 But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience: that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. . . .

Context
Paul's Defense to Felix
15Having hope in God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection of the just and unjust. 16And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence, towards God and towards men. 17Now after many years, I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings and vows.…
Cross References
Acts 23:1
And Paul, looking upon the council, said: Men, brethren, I have conversed with all good conscience before God until this present day.

1 Corinthians 10:32
Be without offence to the Jew, and to the Gentiles and to the church of God:

2 Timothy 1:3
I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers, with a pure conscience, that without ceasing I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day.

Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us. For we trust we have a good conscience, being willing to behave ourselves well in all things.

Lexicon
In
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

this [hope],
τούτῳ (toutō)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

I
αὐτὸς (autos)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

strive
ἀσκῶ (askō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 778: To train, practice, exercise. Probably from the same as skeuos; to elaborate, i.e. train.

always
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

to maintain
ἔχειν (echein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

a clear
ἀπρόσκοπον (aproskopon)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 677: (free from hurt or harm, hence) not offending, not causing offence, blameless. Passively, faultless, i.e. Not led into sin.

conscience
συνείδησιν (syneidēsin)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4893: The conscience, a persisting notion. From a prolonged form of suneido; co-perception, i.e. Moral consciousness.

before
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

God
Θεὸν (Theon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

man.
ἀνθρώπους (anthrōpous)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being.


Additional Translations
In this hope, I strive always to maintain a clear conscience before God and man.

In this also I myself strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men through everything.

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

Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

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

Herein do I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men alway.

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

This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.

Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

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