45 Bible Verses about conscience
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[misled] by the hypocrisy of false teachers, whose consciences are cauterized,
and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.
I mean not your conscience, but that of the other. For why is my freedom limited by the conscience of another?
Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.
But if any one says to you, This has been offered to an idol, eat not for his sake that informed you, and for conscience' sake.
let us approach with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, sprinkled in heart from an evil conscience, and washed in body with pure water,
But if an unbeliever invites you and you wish to go, eat whatever is set before you, asking no questions for conscience' sake.
For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.
Whatever is sold in the market eat, asking no questions for conscience' sake;
having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;
For if any one sees you who have knowledge reclining in an idol's temple, will not the conscience of him that is weak be emboldened to eat things offered to idols?
for I am not conscious to myself [of wrong], but I am not on this account justified; but he that judges me is the Lord.
The archetype of which, baptism, also now saves us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
But the end of the commandment is love from a pure heart and good conscience and faith unfeigned,
And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness with the Holy Spirit,
For one has faith to eat all things, but he that is weak eats vegetables.
if they could, would they not have ceased to be offered, because those serving would have had no longer a knowledge of sins, having been once purified?
I thank God, whom I serve from my ancestors with a pure conscience, that I mention you incessantly in my prayers night and day,
But when you thus sin against the brothers, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ.
which is a type of the time at hand, in which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the worshipper as to the conscience,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord we persuade men, but are made manifest to God; and I hope also to be made manifest in your consciences.
But all have not this knowledge; and some with the conscience [unenlightened] even till now eat an idol's [sacrifice] as an idol's sacrifice, and their conscience being weak is defiled.
Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things wishing to live well.
for if our minds condemn us, God is greater than our minds and knows all things.
but he that doubts is condemned if he eats, because it is not of faith; and every thing which is not of faith is sin.
because what can be known of God is manifest among them; for God has manifested [himself] to them.
You have faith; have it for yourself before God, Blessed is he that condemns not himself in what he approves;
And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
for when the nations which have not the law perform by nature [the commandments] of the law, these who have not the law are a law to themselves,
To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
From Thematic Bible
Conscience » Guilty
For if we sin willingly after having received the knowledge of the truth, there is no longer a sacrifice left for sins, but a fearful expectation of judgment and fiery indignation, which is about to consume the adversaries.
And Herod the king, heard [of Jesus], for his name was widely known, and said, John the Baptist has risen from the dead; and on this account the mighty works are performed by him.
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself.
Conscience » A good conscience
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;
For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.
The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
Conscience » General references to
let us approach with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, sprinkled in heart from an evil conscience, and washed in body with pure water,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.
Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.
Conscience » Dead
This I say then and testify in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the other gentiles walk, in the vanity of their minds, with their understandings darkened, alienated from the life of God on account of the ignorance which is in them, on account of the hardness of their hearts, who being without feeling have given themselves up to lewdness, to commit every impurity with greediness.
[misled] by the hypocrisy of false teachers, whose consciences are cauterized,
To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
Conscience » Accuses of sin
And hearing [this] they were distressed in mind, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Men and brothers, what shall we do?
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders,
Conscience » We should have the approval of
And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
I SPEAK the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing me witness with the Holy Spirit,
You have faith; have it for yourself before God, Blessed is he that condemns not himself in what he approves;
Conscience » The blood of Christ alone can purify
let us approach with a true heart in a full assurance of faith, sprinkled in heart from an evil conscience, and washed in body with pure water,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
if they could, would they not have ceased to be offered, because those serving would have had no longer a knowledge of sins, having been once purified? But in them there was a remembrance of sins, year by year; for it is impossible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. read more.
Wherefore, coming into the world, he says, A sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire, but a body didst thou prepare me. Whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou wast not pleased with; then I said, Behold, I come,??n the volume of the book it is written of me,??o do thy will, O God. Saying before, Sacrifices and offerings and whole burnt offerings and [sacrifices] for sin thou didst not desire and wast not pleased with, which are offered according to the law, then he said, Behold, I come to do thy will. He takes away the first, that he may establish the second, by which will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.
Conscience » Of saints, pure and good
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
The archetype of which, baptism, also now saves us, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience in God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things wishing to live well.
Conscience » Ministers should commend themselves to that of their people
Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord we persuade men, but are made manifest to God; and I hope also to be made manifest in your consciences.
but have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully, but commending ourselves by the manifestation of the truth to every conscience of men before God.
Conscience » Of others, not to be offended
it is good not to eat meat nor drink wine, nor [do] any thing by which your brother stumbles.
But if any one says to you, This has been offered to an idol, eat not for his sake that informed you, and for conscience' sake. I mean not your conscience, but that of the other. For why is my freedom limited by the conscience of another? If I partake with thanks, why am I blamed for that for which I give thanks? read more.
Whether then you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Be without offense both to Jews and Greeks, and the church of God,
Conscience » Testimony of, a source of joy
For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.
Conscience » Keep the faith in purity of
having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;
Conscience » Instances of » Of peter, after denying the lord
and Peter remembered the word of Jesus, who said, Before a cock crows you will deny me thrice; and he went out and wept bitterly.
And a cock crew a second time. And Peter was reminded of the word, how Jesus said to him, Before a cock crows twice, you will deny me thrice. And he wept bitterly.
Conscience » Witnesses in man
and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.
Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For his adultery and the murder of uriah
Conscience » Without spiritual illumination, a false guide
I indeed thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazoraean,
And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
Conscience » Guilty » -ezra
Conscience » Faithful » Of peter, in declaring the whole counsel of God
And Peter answering, and the apostles, said, It is necessary to obey God rather than man.
But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right in the sight of God to obey you rather than God, judge; for we cannot but tell what we have seen and heard.
Conscience » Instances of » Of herod for beheading john the baptist
And Herod the tetrarch heard all things which were done, and was perplexed, because it was said by some that John was raised from the dead,
and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is raised from the dead; and on that account the mighty works are performed by him.
Conscience » Instances of » Of joseph's brethren
Conscience » The conscience witnessing
for when the nations which have not the law perform by nature [the commandments] of the law, these who have not the law are a law to themselves, and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.
Conscience » Guilty » Joseph's brethren
Conscience » Whose conscience is defiled
For there are many disorderly wranglers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision, whom it is necessary to silence, who mislead whole families, teaching for base gain what they ought not. A certain one of them, their own poet, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gormandizers. read more.
This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, not attending to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who subvert the truth. To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
Conscience » Of the wicked, seared
[misled] by the hypocrisy of false teachers, whose consciences are cauterized,
Conscience » Instances of » Of the old prophet of beth-el
Conscience » Suffer patiently for
For this deserves thanks, if on account of a knowledge of God one endures pain, suffering unjustly.
Conscience » Faithful » Of pharaoh, when he took abraham's wife for a concubine
Conscience » Guilty » The psalmist
Conscience » Guilty » Pharaoh
Conscience » Submit to authority for
Wherefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only on account of punishment, but also on account of conscience.
Conscience » Instances of » Of jacob, after he defrauded esau
Conscience » Instances of » Of joab, for numbering israel
Conscience » Instances of » Of the lepers of samaria
Conscience » Faithful » Of abimelech, when he took isaac's wife for a concubine
Conscience » Faithful » Of joseph, when potiphar's wife tried to seduce him
Conscience » Guilty » Belshazzar
Conscience » Of the wicked, defiled
To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
Conscience » Instances of » Judas iscariot
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders, saying, I have sinned, betraying innocent blood. But they said, What is that to us? see you to it. And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself.
Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having numbered the people of israel
Conscience » Instances of » Of adam and eve, after they sinned
Conscience » Instances of » Of david » For having cut off saul's skirt
Conscience » Faithful » Of jacob, in his care of laban's property
Conscience » Guilty » The scribes and pharisees
But they hearing, and being convicted by their consciences, went out, one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Conscience » Instances of » The accusers of the woman taken in adultery
But they hearing, and being convicted by their consciences, went out, one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
Conscience » Instances of » Of pharaoh, after the plagues
Conscience » Instances of » Of micah, after stealing
Conscience » Faithful » Of nehemiah, in the matter of taxes
Conscience » Faithful » Refusing » Meat » Wine
Good » Conscience
having a good conscience, that in what they speak evil of you they may be ashamed who slander your good conduct in Christ.
having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;
For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.
The word is true and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief;
And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
Man » Possessed of » Conscience
[misled] by the hypocrisy of false teachers, whose consciences are cauterized,
and they show the work of the law written in their minds, their consciences testifying with them, and their judgments mutually acusing or defending one another;??16 in the day when God shall judge the secret [doings] of men according to my gospel through Jesus Christ.
Money » Conscience
Then Judas, who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, returned the thirty shekels of silver [$16.80] to the chief priests and elders,
And throwing down the silver in the temple he departed; and having gone away strangled himself.
Topics on Conscience
Bad Consciences
Titus 1:15-16To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
Cleansed Consciences
Hebrews 9:14how much more shall the blood of Christ, who with an eternal spirit offered himself without fault to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God.
Clear Conscience Before God
Acts 24:16And in this also I endeavor always to have a conscience without offense towards God and man.
Clear Consciences
1 Timothy 1:19having faith and a good conscience, which some having cast away have suffered shipwreck of the faith;
Consciences, Before Others
2 Corinthians 1:12For this is our rejoicing; the testimony of our conscience that in purity and godly sincerity, not with a carnal wisdom, but with a divine grace, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and most abundantly towards you.
Consciences, Description Of
Acts 23:1And Paul looking steadily at the Sanhedrim, said, Men and brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience to this day.
Consciences, In Decision Making
Romans 14:6He that observes the day observes it to the Lord, and he that observes not the day observes it not to the Lord. And he that eats eats to the Lord, for he gives God thanks; and he that eats not eats not to the Lord, and gives God thanks.
Corrupted Consciences
Titus 1:15-16To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and conscience are defiled.
Guilty Consciences
John 8:7-11And when they continued asking him, rising up, he said to them, Let him that has not sinned among you first cast the stone at her.
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