Acts 24:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 24:16

14 But this I confess to you, that according to ^athe Way which they call a sect, so I worship the ^bGod of my fathers, believing all things which are written in ^cthe Law and in the Prophets.

15 ^aI have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, ^bthat there will be a resurrection¹ of the dead, both of the just and the unjust.

16 ^aThis being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

17 “Now after many years ^aI came to bring alms and offerings to my nation,

18 ^ain the midst of which some Jews from Asia found me ^bpurified in the temple, neither with a mob nor with tumult.

19 ^aThey ought to have been here before you to object if they had anything against me.

20 Or else let those who are here themselves say¹ if they found any wrongdoing in me while I stood before the council,

Verse Comparison: Acts 24:16

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American Standard Version
Herein I also exercise myself to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

Amplified® Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
And because I am sure, I try my best to have a clear conscience in whatever I do for God or for people.

Darby English Version
For this cause I also exercise [myself] to have in everything a conscience without offence towards God and men.

Good News Bible
And so I do my best always to have a clear conscience before God and people.

International Standard Version
Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience in the sight of God and people.

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

New American Standard Bible
"In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience {both} before God and before men.

New International Version
So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.

New King James Version
This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.

Young's Literal Translation
and in this I do exercise myself, to have a conscience void of offence toward God and men always.

New English Translation
This is the reason¹ I do my best to always² have a clear³ conscience toward God and toward people.⁴

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