Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
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For conscience
Suffering
General references
Bible References
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1 Peter 2:20
For what praise is it, if when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye take it patiently? But and if when ye do well, ye suffer wrong and take it patiently, then is there thanks with God.
Luke 6:32
If ye love them which love you: what thank are ye worthy of? For the very sinners love their lovers.
For conscience
1 Peter 3:14
Notwithstanding, happy are ye if ye suffer for righteousness' sake. Yea, and fear not though they seem terrible unto you, neither be troubled:
Matthew 5:10
Blessed are they which suffer persecution for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
John 15:21
But all these things will they do unto you for my name's sake, because they have not known him that sent me.
Romans 13:5
Wherefore ye must needs obey, not for fear of vengeance only: but also because of conscience.
2 Timothy 1:12
for the which cause I also suffer these things. Nevertheless, I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and am sure that he is able keep that which I have committed to his keeping against that day.
Suffering
Job 21:27
"But I know what ye think; yea, and what ye imagine against me unrighteously.
Psalm 35:19
O let not them that are mine enemies triumph over me ungodly; neither let them wink with their eyes, that hate me without a cause.
Psalm 38:19
But mine enemies live, and are mighty: and they that hate me wrongfully are many in number.
Psalm 69:4
They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that are mine enemies, and would destroy me guiltless, are mighty. I paid them the things that I never took.
Psalm 119:86
All thy commandments are true. They persecute me falsely; O be thou my help.
General references
Acts 24:16
And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.