מעשי השליחים 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
הערת לימוד
Study Note
'And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men' — Paul's self-description before Felix presents conscience-maintenance as a disciplined practice (askō) rather than a passive state. The dual dimension — conscience toward God and toward men — resists any privatization of religious integrity, insisting that moral transparency before God and before human courts are part of the same commitment. The verse has been important in Christian moral theology for the idea that conscience is not merely a subjective feeling but an ongoing exercise of alignment between inner conviction, outward action, and divine standard.
תרגומים נוספים
Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.
And in this, I do my best at all times to have no reason for shame before God or men.
הפניות צולבות
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
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For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil …
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge …
And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until …
I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee …