Acts 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
研读注释
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.
其他译本
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.
交叉参考
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I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
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But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but …
Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
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Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.