2 Corinthians 1:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Our rejoicing

Simplicity

2 Corinthians 11:3

Romans 16:18

General references

Acts 24:16

2 Corinthians 6:3

1 John 3:21

Bible References

Our rejoicing

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

I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, (my conscience also bearing witness to me in the Holy Ghost,)

For though I am not conscious to myself of any unfaithfulness, yet am I not thereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

But let every man bring his own work to the test, and then shall he have glorying in himself alone, and not [by comparison] with another.

For the end of the commandment is love out of a clean heart, and good conscience, and faith unfeigned:

Pray for us: for we have confidence that we maintain a good conscience, in all things desirous to conduct ourselves with propriety.??19 But I entreat you the rather to do this, that I may the more speedily be restored to you.

keeping a good conscience; that whereas they malign you, as evil doers, they may be confounded who take pleasure in ridiculing your good conduct in Christ.

and hereby we know that we are of the truth, and in his presence have this persuasion in our hearts.

Simplicity

But I fear lest as the serpent beguiled Eve by his craftiness, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity which belongs to Christ.

For such are not servants to our Lord Jesus Christ, but to their own belly; and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless.

General references

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

Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have confidence towards God.