Acts 24:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

{G1161} {G1722} Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἐν τούτῳ δὲ αὐτὸς ἀσκῶ, ἀπρόσκοπον συνείδησιν ἔχειν πρὸς τὸν Θεὸν, καὶ τοὺς ἀνθρώπους δια παντός.

Transliteration

In this de myself I askō, aproskopon syneidēsin echein pros the Theon, and the anthrōpous through all.

Grammar Details

*de*: postpositive conjunction - and/but
*askō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I practice/train
*aproskopon*: accusative, feminine, singular - blameless/without offense
*syneidēsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - conscience
*echein*: present active infinitive - to have
*pros*: preposition + accusative - toward
*Theon*: accusative, masculine, singular - God
*anthrōpous*: accusative, masculine, plural - men/people

Word Meanings

*askō*: I practice/train/exercise myself
*aproskopon*: blameless/without offense/clear
*syneidēsin*: conscience/moral consciousness
*echein*: to have/maintain
*pros*: toward/with respect to
*anthrōpous*: men/people/humanity

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 23:1 : 1 And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, {G435} Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
1 Tim 1:5 : 5 But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
1 Tim 1:19 : 19 holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
1 Tim 3:9 : 9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
2 Tim 1:3 : 3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day
Titus 1:15 : 15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Titus 2:11-13 : 11 For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, 12 instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world; 13 looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
Heb 9:14 : 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,
Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
1 Pet 2:19 : 19 For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
1 Pet 3:16 : 16 having a good conscience; that, wherein {G1722} ye are spoken against, {G5613} {G2555} they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
1 Pet 3:21 : 21 which also after a true likeness doth now save you, [even] baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;
Rom 2:15 : 15 in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else {G2532} excusing [them] );
Rom 9:1 : 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby {G1722} justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Cor 4:2 : 2 but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
1 Thess 2:10 : 10 Ye are witnesses, and God [also], how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Acts 24:17-21
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17Now after some years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings:
18amidst which they found me purified in the temple, with no crowd, nor yet with tumult: but [there were] certain Jews from Asia—
19who ought to have been here before thee, and to make accusation, if they had aught against me.
20Or else let these men themselves say what wrong-doing they found when I stood before the council,
21except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question before you this day.
Acts 23:1
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1And Paul, looking stedfastly on the council, said, {G435} Brethren, I have lived before God in all good conscience until this day.
Acts 24:11-15
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11Seeing that thou canst take knowledge that it is not more than twelve days since I went up to worship at Jerusalem:
12and neither in the temple did they find me disputing with any man or stirring up a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor in the city.
13Neither can they prove {G3165} to thee the things whereof they now accuse me.
14But this I confess unto thee, that after the Way which they call a sect, so serve I the God of our fathers, believing all things which are according to the law, and which are written in the prophets;
15having hope toward God, which these also themselves look for, that there shall be a resurrection {G3498} both of the just and unjust.
Heb 13:18
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18Pray for us: for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honorably in all things.
Rom 9:1-2
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1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
2that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart.
1 Pet 3:15-16
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15but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: {G1161} [being] ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
16having a good conscience; that, wherein {G1722} ye are spoken against, {G5613} {G2555} they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
2 Cor 6:3
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3giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;
Phil 1:10
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10so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ;
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20Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:
21for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
2 Cor 1:12
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12For our glorifying is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we behaved ourselves in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
Rom 2:15
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15in that they show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness therewith, and their thoughts one with another accusing or else {G2532} excusing [them] );
1 Cor 10:29
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29conscience, I say, not thine own, but the other's; for {G2443} why is my liberty judged by another conscience?
1 Cor 10:32-33
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32Give no occasions of stumbling, either to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God:
33even as I also please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of the many, that they may be saved.
1 Cor 8:13
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13Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat {G3756} no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble.
Acts 20:26
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26Wherefore I testify unto you this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men.
2 Tim 1:3
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3I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers in a pure conscience, how unceasing is my remembrance of thee in my supplications, night and day
2 Cor 1:23
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23But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
Phil 1:30
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30having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
2 Cor 4:2
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2but we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
1 Cor 4:4
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4For I know nothing against myself; yet am I not hereby {G1722} justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
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8while Paul said in his defense, Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar, have I sinned at all.
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19holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust from them made shipwreck concerning the faith:
1 Pet 2:19
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19For this is acceptable, if for conscience toward God a man endureth griefs, suffering wrongfully.
Rom 1:9
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9For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
Acts 26:4
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4My manner of life then from my youth up, which was from the beginning among mine own nation and at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
Rom 15:17
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17I have therefore my glorifying in Christ Jesus in things pertaining to God.
2 Sam 22:24
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24I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
Phil 2:16
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16holding forth the word of life; that I may have whereof to glory in the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain neither labor in vain.
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8Wherefore, though I have all boldness in Christ to enjoin thee that which is befitting,
Titus 1:15
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15To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Acts 25:16
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16To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, {G1519} {G684} before that the {G3588} accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defense concerning the matter laid against him.
2 Tim 3:10
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10But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,
Gal 1:13
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13For ye have heard of my manner of life in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and made havoc of it:
2 Cor 5:11
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11Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.
Acts 26:9
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9I verily {G3303} thought with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
1 Tim 1:5
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5But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
Acts 22:1
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1{G435} Brethren and fathers, hear ye the defence which I now make unto you.
Titus 3:8
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8Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men: