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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.
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.
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.
NET Bible
This is the reason I do my best to always have a clear conscience toward God and toward people.
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 Having hope in God, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust, which they themselves also expect. 16 And for this cause do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward man. 17 Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings.
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Cross References
Acts 23:1
And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God till this day.
Romans 2:15
Who shew the work of the law written upon their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts among themselves accusing or even defending them,
Romans 9:1
I say the truth in Christ, I lie not; my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost?
1 Corinthians 4:4
For I am not conscious to myself of any thing, yet am I not hereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For this is our rejoicing, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with carnal wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more especially toward you.
2 Corinthians 4:2
not walking in craftiness, nor deceitfully corrupting the word of God, but by manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
1 Thessalonians 2:10
Ye are witnesses and God, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved among you that believe:
1 Timothy 1:5
Whereas the end of the commandment is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned,
1 Timothy 1:19
Holding fast faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away, have made shipwreck of their faith.
1 Timothy 3:9
And let these be proved first,
2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that I have remembrance of thee in my prayers without ceasing night and day,
Titus 1:15
To the clean all things are clean; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is clean; but both their understanding and conscience are defiled.
Titus 2:11-13
For the saving grace of God hath appeared to all men,
Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge our conscience from dead works, to serve the living God?
Hebrews 10:22
Let us draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Hebrews 13:18
Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, desiring to behave ourselves well in all things.
1 Peter 2:19
For this is thank worthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience, that whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
1 Peter 3:21
The antitype whereof, baptism, now saveth us, (not the putting away the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,