Parallel Verses
NET Bible
This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
New American Standard Bible
In view of this,
King James Version
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
Holman Bible
I always do my best to have a clear conscience
International Standard Version
Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience before God and people.
A Conservative Version
And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.
American Standard Version
Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
Amplified
In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.
An Understandable Version
So, for this reason I make every effort to have a clear conscience before God and men at all times.
Anderson New Testament
And I do exercise myself in this, always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and man.
Bible in Basic English
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
Common New Testament
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and men.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and 'tis my endeavour to preserve a conscience free from reproach both with respect to God, and with respect to men.
Darby Translation
For this cause I also exercise myself to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.
Godbey New Testament
In this I also exercise, to always have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Goodspeed New Testament
Therefore I strive always to have a clear conscience before God and men.
John Wesley New Testament
And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man.
Julia Smith Translation
And in this I myself attend carefully, to have a conscience unhurt towards God and men always.
King James 2000
And in this do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.
Lexham Expanded Bible
{For this reason} also myself {always} do my best to have a clear conscience toward God and people.
Modern King James verseion
And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And therefore study I to have a clear conscience toward God, and toward man also.
Moffatt New Testament
Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.
Montgomery New Testament
"Hence I too endeavor to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men alway.
New Heart English Bible
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Noyes New Testament
On this ground do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.
Sawyer New Testament
And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
The Emphasized Bible
herein, even I, myself, am studying to have, an unoffending conscience, towards God and men, continually.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For this cause indeed I exert my utmost care to keep my conscience ever unoffending towards God and towards man.
Twentieth Century New Testament
This being so, I strive at all times to keep my conscience clear before both God and man.
Webster
And in this I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards men.
Weymouth New Testament
This too is my own earnest endeavour--always to have a clear conscience in relation to God and man.
Williams New Testament
So I am always striving to have a conscience that is clear before God and men.
World English Bible
Herein I also practice always having a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Worrell New Testament
In this I myself also am striving always to have a conscience void of offense toward God and men.
Worsley New Testament
And on this account do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence both towards God and towards men.
Youngs Literal Translation
and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
Themes
Conscience » A good conscience
Conscience » We should have the approval of
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 24:16
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Context Readings
Paul Before Felix At Caesarea Maritima
15 I have a hope in God (a hope that these men themselves accept too) that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. 16 This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people. 17 After several years I came to bring to my people gifts for the poor and to present offerings,
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Cross References
Acts 23:1
Paul looked directly at the council and said, "Brothers, I have lived my life with a clear conscience before God to this day."
Romans 2:15
They show that the work of the law is written in their hearts, as their conscience bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or else defend them,
Romans 9:1
I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit --
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not acquitted because of this. The one who judges me is the Lord.
2 Corinthians 1:12
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.
2 Corinthians 4:2
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.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You are witnesses, and so is God, as to how holy and righteous and blameless our conduct was toward you who believe.
1 Timothy 1:5
But the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 1:19
To do this you must hold firmly to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck in regard to the faith.
1 Timothy 3:9
holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
2 Timothy 1:3
I am thankful to God, whom I have served with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, when I remember you in my prayers as I do constantly night and day.
Titus 1:15
All is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds and consciences are corrupted.
Titus 2:11-13
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, purify our consciences from dead works to worship the living God.
Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.
1 Peter 2:19
For this finds God's favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly.
1 Peter 3:16
Yet do it with courtesy and respect, keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.
1 Peter 3:21
And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you -- not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,