Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
New American Standard Bible
In view of this,
King James Version
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Holman Bible
I always do my best to have a clear conscience
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.
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.
Themes
Conscience » A good conscience
Conscience » We should have the approval of
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 24:16
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Context Readings
Paul Before Felix At Caesarea Maritima
15 and having a hope directed towards God, which my accusers themselves also entertain, that before long there will be a resurrection both of the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man. 17 "Now after an interval of several years I came to bring alms to my nation, and to offer sacrifices.
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Cross References
Acts 23:1
Then Paul, fixing a steady gaze on the Sanhedrin, said, "Brethren, it is with a perfectly clear conscience that I have discharged my duties before God up to this day."
Romans 2:15
since they exhibit proof that a knowledge of the conduct which the Law requires is engraven on their hearts, while their consciences also bear witness to the Law, and their thoughts, as if in mutual discussion, accuse them or perhaps maintain their innocence--
Romans 9:1
I am telling you the truth as a Christian man--it is no falsehood, for my conscience enlightened, as it is, by the Holy Spirit adds its testimony to mine--
1 Corinthians 4:4
Though I am not conscious of having been in any way unfaithful, yet I do not for that reason stand acquitted; but He whose scrutiny I must undergo is the Lord.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For the reason for our boasting is this--the testimony of our own conscience that it was in holiness and with pure motives before God, and in reliance not on worldly wisdom but on the gracious help of God, that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and above all in our relations with you.
2 Corinthians 4:2
Nay, we have renounced the secrecy which marks a feeling of shame. We practice no cunning tricks, nor do we adulterate God's Message. But by a full clear statement of the truth we strive to commend ourselves in the presence of God to every human conscience.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.
1 Timothy 1:5
But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:19
holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.
1 Timothy 3:9
but holding the secret truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience--as my forefathers did--that night and day I unceasingly remember you in my prayers,
Titus 1:15
To the pure everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are polluted.
Titus 2:11-13
For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,
Hebrews 9:14
how much more certainly shall the blood of Christ, who strengthened by the eternal Spirit offered Himself to God, free from blemish, purify your consciences from lifeless works for you to serve the ever-living God?
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.
Hebrews 13:18
Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.
1 Peter 2:19
For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.
1 Peter 3:16
Yet argue modestly and cautiously, keeping your consciences free from guilt, so that, when you are spoken against, those who slander your good Christian lives may be put to shame.
1 Peter 3:21
And, corresponding to that figure, the water of baptism now saves you--not the washing off of material defilement, but the craving of a good conscience after God--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,