Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

Pray about us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in all things.

New American Standard Bible

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a good conscience, desiring to conduct ourselves honorably in all things.

King James Version

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Holman Bible

Pray for us; for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.

International Standard Version

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

American Standard Version

Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Amplified

Keep praying for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, seeking to conduct ourselves honorably [that is, with moral courage and personal integrity] in all things.

An Understandable Version

Pray for us [continually]. We are convinced that we [i.e., the writer of Hebrews] have a clear conscience [i.e., regarding our relationship to you] and we want to behave properly in every way.

Anderson New Testament

Pray for us: for we trust that we have a good conscience, willing to live honor ably in all things.

Bible in Basic English

Make prayers for us, for we are certain that our hearts are free from the sense of sin, desiring the right way of life in all things.

Common New Testament

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Pray for us, for we trust we have a clear conscience, and desire our virtuous conduct may appear to all the world.

Darby Translation

Pray for us: for we persuade ourselves that we have a good conscience, in all things desirous to walk rightly.

Godbey New Testament

Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, wishing in all things to deport ourselves in harmony with the beauty of holiness.

Goodspeed New Testament

Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clear conscience, and I mean in every way to live an upright life.

John Wesley New Testament

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, desiring to behave ourselves well in all things.

Julia Smith Translation

Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.

King James 2000

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Pray for us. We have confidence because we have a good conscience in all things, and desire to live honestly.

Moffatt New Testament

Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clean conscience; my desire is in every way to lead an honest life.

Montgomery New Testament

Keep on praying for me. I am persuaded that I have a clear conscience, and I desire in every way to live nobly.

NET Bible

Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience and desire to conduct ourselves rightly in every respect.

New Heart English Bible

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Noyes New Testament

Pray for us; for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to conduct ourselves well;

Sawyer New Testament

Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things wishing to live well.

The Emphasized Bible

Be praying for us; for we persuade ourselves that an honourable conscience have we, in all things honourably, desiring to behave ourselves.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

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.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Pray for us, for we are sure that our consciences are clear, since our wish is to be occupied with what is good.

Webster

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Weymouth New Testament

Keep on praying for us; for we are sure that we have clear consciences, and we desire to live nobly in every respect.

Williams New Testament

Pray for me, for I am sure that I have a clear conscience, and in everything I want to live a noble life.

World English Bible

Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.

Worrell New Testament

Pray for us; for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to deport ourselves honestly in all things.

Worsley New Testament

Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, desiring in all things to behave well.

Youngs Literal Translation

Pray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
προσεύχομαι 
Proseuchomai 
Usage: 61

for
περί 
Peri 
γάρ 
Gar 
of, for, concerning, about, as touching, touching, whereof Trans, not tr,
for, , not tr
Usage: 254
Usage: 825

us
ἡμῶν 
hemon 
our, us, we, not tr,
Usage: 388

we trust
πείθω 
Peitho 
Usage: 52

we have
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

a
συνείδησις 
suneidesis 
Usage: 32

καλός 
Kalos 
Usage: 62

συνείδησις 
suneidesis 
Usage: 32

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

to live
ἀναστρέφω 
Anastrepho 
Usage: 11

References

Watsons

Context Readings

Concluding Ethical Instructions

17 Have confidence in those who lead you, and yield yourselves, for they watch for your souls as men who will render account, so that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you. 18 Pray about us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, desiring to behave well in all things. 19 But I urge you to do this even more, so that I may be restored to you sooner.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Brothers, pray about us.

Acts 23:1

And Paul, after looking intently at the council, said, Men, brothers, I have been a citizen in all good conscience to God until this day.

Acts 24:16

And in this I fashion myself, having a conscience always nonstumbling before God and men.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brothers, pray about us, so that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, just as also with you,

1 Timothy 1:5

But the end of the commandment is love out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and non-hypocritical faith.

Romans 12:17

rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men.

Romans 13:13

Let us walk decently as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in beddings and wantonness, not in strife and envy.

Romans 15:30

Now I beseech you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive with me in prayers to God for me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our pride is this (the testimony from our conscience), that we behave in the world in the simplicity and purity of God, not by fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, and especially toward you.

Ephesians 6:19-20

and for me, so that utterance may be given to me in boldness in opening my mouth to make known the mystery of the good-news,

Philippians 4:8

Finally brothers, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are commendable, if anything is a virtue, and if

Colossians 4:3

Praying simultaneously about us also, so that God may open to us a door of the word, to speak the mystery of the Christ, because of which I have also been bound,

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that ye may walk properly toward those outside, and may have nothing lacking.

1 Peter 2:12

Having your behavior good among the Gentiles, so that, upon which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may glorify God in the day of visitation, from having observed your good works.

1 Peter 3:16

Having a good conscience, so that, in what they speak against you as of evil-doers, they may be ashamed, those who revile your good behavior in Christ.

1 Peter 3:21

Which counterpart--immersion--now also saves us, not the putting away of filth of flesh, but an appeal of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

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