1 Thessalonians 2:10

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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

in that our gospel did not come to you merely in words, but in power and in the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction (surely you recall the character we displayed when we came among you to help you).

Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the Lord and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

When they arrived, he said to them, "You yourselves know how I lived the whole time I was with you, from the first day I set foot in the province of Asia,

But we have rejected shameful hidden deeds, not behaving with deceptiveness or distorting the word of God, but by open proclamation of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience before God.

Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows I do!

How

Moses was very angry, and he said to the Lord, "Have no respect for their offering! I have not taken so much as one donkey from them, nor have I harmed any one of them!"

"As soon as the ear heard these things, it blessed me, and when the eye saw them, it bore witness to me,

"I made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I entertain thoughts against a virgin?

O Lord my God, if I have done what they say, or am guilty of unjust actions,

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

Should good be paid back with evil? Yet they are virtually digging a pit to kill me. Just remember how I stood before you pleading on their behalf to keep you from venting your anger on them.

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

For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God -- not by human wisdom but by the grace of God -- we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.

We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

Make room for us in your hearts; we have wronged no one, we have ruined no one, we have exploited no one.

For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline among you,

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

You, however, have followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my endurance,

showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,

And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

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