Acts 24:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ “Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Therefore I always exercise and discipline myself [mortifying my body, deadening my carnal affections, bodily appetites, and worldly desires, endeavoring in all respects] to have a clear (unshaken, blameless) conscience, void of offense toward God and toward men.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ On account of this, I have committed myself to maintaining a clear conscience before God and with all people.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offence toward God and toward men.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards men.

Acts 24:16 Cross References

Acts 23:1

Paul, looking intently at the Sanhedrin, said, “Brothers, I have lived my life in all good conscience for God up to this day.”

Romans 2:15

They show that the work of the Torah is written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts switching between accusing or defending them

Romans 9:1

I tell the truth in Messiah—I do not lie, my conscience assuring me in the Ruach ha-Kodesh—

1 Corinthians 10:32

Give no offense either to Jewish or Greek people or to God’s community—

1 Corinthians 4:4

For I know of nothing against myself, yet I am not justified by this. It is the Lord who judges me.

2 Corinthians 1:12

For our reason for boasting is this: the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world, and most especially toward you, with simplicity and godly sincerity—not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Instead, we renounced the hidden shameful ways—not walking in deception or distorting the word of God, but commending ourselves before God to everyone’s conscience by the open proclamation of the truth.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, along with God, of how devoutly and righteously and blamelessly we behaved toward you who believe.

1 Timothy 1:19

holding onto faith and a good conscience. By rejecting these, some have suffered shipwreck regarding their faith.

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the goal of this command is love from of a pure heart and a clear conscience and a genuine faith.

1 Timothy 3:9

They must keep hold of the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

2 Timothy 1:3

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as my forefathers did, when I continually remember you in my prayers night and day.

Titus 1:15

To the pure all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Both their mind and conscience are defiled.

Hebrews 10:22

So let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and body washed with pure water.

Hebrews 13:18

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

Hebrews 9:14

how much more will the blood of Messiah—who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God—cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

1 Peter 2:19

For this finds favor if, for the sake of conscience toward God, someone endures grief from suffering undeservedly.

1 Peter 3:16

yet with humility and reverence—keeping a clear conscience so that, whatever you are accused of, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Messiah may be put to shame.

1 Peter 3:21

Corresponding to that, immersion now brings you to safety—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but a pledge to God of a good conscience—through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.