Acts 24:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Acts 23:1 : 1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
1 Tim 1:5 : 5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Tim 1:19 : 19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
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 with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Titus 1:15 : 15 Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
Titus 2:11-13 : 11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly , righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing 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 spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?
Heb 10:22 : 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
Heb 13:18 : 18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
1 Pet 2:19 : 19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
1 Pet 3:16 : 16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
1 Pet 3:21 : 21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
Rom 2:15 : 15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
Rom 9:1 : 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
1 Cor 4:4 : 4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
2 Cor 1:12 : 12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.
2 Cor 4:2 : 2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by 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 justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:

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17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.
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1And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
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11Because that thou mayest understand, that there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.
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1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
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9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
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