Acts 24:16 - Easy To Read Version16 This is why I always try to do what I believe is right before God and men. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 176916 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men. Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition16 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. Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)16 Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always. Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible16 On account of this, I have committed myself to maintaining a clear conscience before God and with all people. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version16 And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offence toward God and toward men. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version16 And herein do I endeavour to have always a conscience without offence toward God, and towards men. Féach an chaibidil |
They show that in their hearts they know what is right and wrong, the same as the law commands. And those people also show this by the way they feel about right and wrong. Sometimes their thoughts tell them that they did wrong, and this makes them guilty. And sometimes their thoughts tell them that they did right, and this makes them not guilty.)
This is what we are proud of, and I can say with all my heart that it is true: In all the things we have done in the world, we have done everything with an honest and pure heart from God. And this is even more true in the things we have done with you. We did this by God’s grace (kindness), not by the kind of wisdom the world has.
So surely the blood of Christ can do much, much more. Christ offered himself through the eternal Spirit {\cf2\super [106]} as a perfect sacrifice {\cf2\super [107]} to God. His blood will make us fully clean from the evil things we have done. His blood will make us pure even in our hearts. We are made pure so that we can worship (serve) the living God.
But answer those people in a gentle way with respect. Always be able to feel that you are doing right. When you do that, the people who say bad things about you will be made ashamed. They say these bad things about the good way you live in Christ. They will be made ashamed for the bad things they said about you.