Parallel Verses

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.

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.

A Conservative Version

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

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.

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 Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves. 18 Pray for me, for I am sure I have a clean conscience; my desire is in every way to lead an honest life. 19 I urge you to this all the more, that I may get back to you the sooner.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 5:25

Pray for us too, brothers.

Acts 23:1

With a steady look at the Sanhedrin Paul said, "Brothers, I have lived with a perfectly good conscience before God down to the present day."

Acts 24:16

Hence I too endeavour to have a clear conscience before God and men all the time.

2 Thessalonians 3:1

Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may speed on and triumph, as in your own case,

1 Timothy 1:5

Whereas the aim of the Christian discipline is the love that springs from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.

Romans 12:17

Never pay back evil for evil to anyone; aim to be above reproach in the eyes of all;

Romans 13:13

let us live decorously as in the open light of day ??no revelry or bouts of drinking, no debauchery or sensuality, no quarrelling or jealousy.

Romans 15:30

Brothers, I beg of you, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love that the Spirit inspires, rally round me by praying to God for me;

2 Corinthians 1:12

My proud boast is the testimony of my conscience that holiness and godly sincerity, not worldly cunning but the grace of God, have marked my conduct in the outside world and in particular my relations with you.

Ephesians 6:19-20

and on my behalf also, that I may be allowed to speak and open my lips in order to expound fully and freely that open secret of the gospel

Philippians 4:8

Finally, brothers, keep in mind whatever is true, whatever is worthy, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is attractive, whatever is high-toned, all excellence, all merit.

Colossians 4:3

and pray for me as well, that God may give me an opening for the word, to speak of the open secret of Christ for which I am in custody.

1 Thessalonians 4:12

so that your life may be correct in the eyes of the outside world and self-supporting.

1 Peter 2:12

Conduct yourselves properly before pagans; so that for all their slander of you as bad characters, they may come to glorify God when you are put upon your trial, by what they see of your good deeds.

1 Peter 3:16

see that you have a clean conscience, so that, for all their slander of you, these libellers of your good Christian behaviour may be ashamed.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, the counterpart of that, saves you to-day (not the mere washing of dirt from the flesh but the prayer for a clean conscience before God) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

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