2 Corinthians 1:12

New Living Translation

We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in all our dealings. We have depended on God’s grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially toward you.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:22

For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

Job 13:15

God might kill me, but I have no other hope. I am going to argue my case with him.

Isaiah 38:3

“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.

Acts 23:1

Gazing intently at the high council, Paul began: “Brothers, I have always lived before God with a clear conscience!”

Acts 24:16

Because of this, I always try to maintain a clear conscience before God and all people.

Romans 9:1

With Christ as my witness, I speak with utter truthfulness. My conscience and the Holy Spirit confirm it.

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ didn’t send me to baptize, but to preach the Good News—and not with clever speech, for fear that the cross of Christ would lose its power.

1 Corinthians 12:8

To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.

1 Corinthians 15:10

But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

1 Corinthians 2:13

When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths.

1 Corinthians 4:4

My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide.

1 Corinthians 5:8

So let us celebrate the festival, not with the old bread of wickedness and evil, but with the new bread of sincerity and truth.

2 Corinthians 1:17

You may be asking why I changed my plan. Do you think I make my plans carelessly? Do you think I am like people of the world who say “Yes” when they really mean “No”?

2 Corinthians 11:3

But I fear that somehow your pure and undivided devotion to Christ will be corrupted, just as Eve was deceived by the cunning ways of the serpent.

2 Corinthians 2:17

You see, we are not like the many hucksters who preach for personal profit. We preach the word of God with sincerity and with Christ’s authority, knowing that God is watching us.

2 Corinthians 4:2

We reject all shameful deeds and underhanded methods. We don’t try to trick anyone or distort the word of God. We tell the truth before God, and all who are honest know this.

2 Corinthians 8:8

I am not commanding you to do this. But I am testing how genuine your love is by comparing it with the eagerness of the other churches.

Galatians 6:4

Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.

Philippians 1:10

For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return.

1 Thessalonians 2:10

You yourselves are our witnesses—and so is God—that we were devout and honest and faultless toward all of you believers.

1 Timothy 1:5

The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.

Titus 2:7

And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching.

Hebrews 13:18

Pray for us, for our conscience is clear and we want to live honorably in everything we do.

James 4:6

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Joshua 24:14

“So fear the Lord and serve him wholeheartedly. Put away forever the idols your ancestors worshiped when they lived beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord alone.

1 Peter 3:16

But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ.

1 Peter 3:21

And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.