1 Thessalonians 2:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

Witnesses

How

General references

Acts 24:16

Bible References

Witnesses

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, in the Holy Spirit, and with much assurance. You know what kind of men we were among you for your benefit,

Here I am. Bring charges against me before the Lord and His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged or mistreated? From whose hand have I taken a bribe to overlook something?

I will return it to you.”

And when they came to him, he said to them: “You know, from the first day I set foot in Asia, how I was with you the whole time—

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.

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we seek to persuade people. We are completely open before God, and I hope we are completely open to your consciences as well.

Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows I do!

How

Then Moses became angry and said to the Lord, “Don’t respect their offering. I have not taken one donkey from them or mistreated a single one of them.”

When they heard me, they blessed me,
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.

I have made a covenant with my eyes.
How then could I look at a young woman?

Yahweh my God, if I have done this,
if there is injustice on my hands,

The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

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

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.

We give no opportunity for stumbling to anyone, so that the ministry will not be blamed.

Accept us. We have wronged no one, corrupted no one, defrauded no one.

For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: We were not irresponsible among you;

Let no one despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love,

in faith, in purity.

But you have followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance,

in everything. Make yourself an example of good works with integrity and dignity in your teaching.

not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.

General references

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