2 Corinthians 1:12

New American Bible - revised edition

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with the simplicity and sincerity of God, [and] not by human wisdom but by the grace of God.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:22

For I kept the ways of the Lord; I was not disloyal to my God.

Job 13:15

Slay me though he might, I will wait for him; I will defend my conduct before him.

Isaiah 38:3

“Ah, Lord, remember how faithfully and wholeheartedly I conducted myself in your presence, doing what was good in your sight!” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.

Acts 23:1

Paul looked intently at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have conducted myself with a perfectly clear conscience before God to this day.”

Acts 24:16

Because of this, I always strive to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

Romans 9:1

I speak the truth in Christ, I do not lie; my conscience joins with the holy Spirit in bearing me witness

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. Paradox of the Cross.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit;

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God [that is] with me.

1 Corinthians 2:13

And we speak about them not with words taught by human wisdom, but with words taught by the Spirit, describing spiritual realities in spiritual terms.

1 Corinthians 4:4

I am not conscious of anything against me, but I do not thereby stand acquitted; the one who judges me is the Lord.

1 Corinthians 5:8

Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.

2 Corinthians 1:17

So when I intended this, did I act lightly? Or do I make my plans according to human considerations, so that with me it is “yes, yes” and “no, no”?

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere [and pure] commitment to Christ.

2 Corinthians 2:17

For we are not like the many who trade on the word of God; but as out of sincerity, indeed as from God and in the presence of God, we speak in Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:2

Rather, we have renounced shameful, hidden things; not acting deceitfully or falsifying the word of God, but by the open declaration of the truth we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I say this not by way of command, but to test the genuineness of your love by your concern for others.

Galatians 6:4

Each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason to boast with regard to himself alone, and not with regard to someone else;

Ephesians 6:14

So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,

Philippians 1:10

to discern what is of value, so that you may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers.

1 Timothy 1:5

The aim of this instruction is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

Titus 2:7

showing yourself as a model of good deeds in every respect, with integrity in your teaching, dignity,

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us, for we are confident that we have a clear conscience, wishing to act rightly in every respect.

James 4:6

But he bestows a greater grace; therefore, it says: “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Joshua 24:14

“Now, therefore, fear the Lord and serve him completely and sincerely. Cast out the gods your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.

1 Peter 3:16

but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame.

1 Peter 3:21

This prefigured baptism, which saves you now. It is not a removal of dirt from the body but an appeal to God for a clear conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,