Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men.

New American Standard Bible

In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience before God and people.

A Conservative Version

And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.

An Understandable Version

So, for this reason I make every effort to have a clear conscience before God and men at all times.

Anderson New Testament

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

Bible in Basic English

And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.

Common New Testament

And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and men.

Daniel Mace New Testament

and 'tis my endeavour to preserve a conscience free from reproach both with respect to God, and with respect to men.

Darby Translation

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

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

Therefore I strive always to have a clear conscience before God and men.

John Wesley New Testament

And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man.

Julia Smith Translation

And in this I myself attend carefully, to have a conscience unhurt towards God and men always.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

{For this reason} also myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.

Modern King James verseion

And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.

Moffatt New Testament

Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.

Montgomery New Testament

"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.

NET Bible

This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.

New Heart English Bible

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

Noyes New Testament

On this ground do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.

Sawyer New Testament

And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.

The Emphasized Bible

herein, even I, myself, am studying to have, an unoffending conscience, towards God and men, continually.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For this cause indeed I exert my utmost care to keep my conscience ever unoffending towards God and towards man.

Twentieth Century New Testament

This being so, I strive at all times to keep my conscience clear before both God and man.

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

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

Williams New Testament

So I am always striving to have a conscience that is clear before God and men.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

In this I myself also am striving always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.

Worsley New Testament

And on this account do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

τούτῳ 
Touto 
Usage: 68

do I exercise
ἀσκέω 
Askeo 
Usage: 1


Usage: 0

to have
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

διαπαντός 
Diapantos 
Usage: 7

συνείδησις 
suneidesis 
Usage: 32

ἀπρόσκοπος 
Aproskopos 
Usage: 3

πρός 
Pros 
unto, to, with, for, against, among, at, not tr, , vr to
Usage: 412

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Acts 24:16

References

Images Acts 24:16

Context Readings

Paul Before Felix At Caesarea Maritima

15 And I have a hope in God, which these men themselves also accept, that there is going to be a resurrection, both of the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 I always do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and men. 17 After many years, I came to bring charitable gifts and offerings to my nation,



Cross References

Acts 23:1

Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “Brothers, I have lived my life before God in all good conscience until this day.”

Romans 2:15

They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts. Their consciences confirm this. Their competing thoughts will either accuse or excuse them

Romans 9:1

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I am not conscious of anything against myself, but I am not justified by this. The One who evaluates me is the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For this is our confidence: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with God-given sincerity and purity, not by fleshly wisdom but by God’s grace.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we have renounced shameful secret things, not walking in deceit or distorting God’s message, but commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in God’s sight by an open display of the truth.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves with you believers.

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

1 Timothy 1:19

having faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and have suffered the shipwreck of their faith.

1 Timothy 3:9

holding the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day.

Titus 1:15

To the pure, everything is pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; in fact, both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Titus 2:11-13

For the grace of God has appeared with salvation for all people,

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us; for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.

1 Peter 2:19

For it brings favor if, mindful of God’s will, someone endures grief from suffering unjustly.

1 Peter 3:16

However, do this with gentleness and respect, keeping your conscience clear, so that when you are accused, those who denounce your Christian life will be put to shame.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the pledge of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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