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

Look, [though] he kill me, I will hope in him; however, I will defend my ways {before him}.

But he knows {the way that I take}; he tests me--I shall come out like gold.

Far be it from me that {I would say that you are right}; until I pass away, I will not put away from me my blamelessness.

O Yahweh, my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands,

All this has befallen us, though we have not forgotten you, and we have not been false to your covenant.

and he said, "O Yahweh, please remember how I have walked before your {presence} in faithfulness with a whole heart, and I have done the good in your eyes!" And Hezekiah wept [with] great weeping.

{For this reason} also myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.

I am telling the truth in Christ--[I am] not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit--

For I am conscious of nothing against myself, but not by this am I vindicated. But the one who judges me is the Lord.

But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have a reason for boasting in himself alone, and not in someone else.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a faith without hypocrisy,

Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, [and] want to conduct ourselves commendably in every [way].

But [do so] with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in [the things] in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame.

By this we know that we are of the truth and will convince our heart before him,

Simplicity

But I am afraid lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, your minds may be led astray from the sincerity and the purity of [devotion] to Christ.

For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own stomach, and by smooth speech and flattery they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

General references

{For this reason} also myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.

[We are] giving no one an occasion for taking offense in anything, in order that our ministry will not have fault found [with it],

Dear friends, if our heart does not condemn [us], we have confidence before God,