Acts 24:16

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,

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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And herein—On this account, accordingly; that is, looking forward to that awful day (compare II Corinthians 5:10).

I exercise myself—The "I" here is emphatic; "Whatever they do, this is my study."

to have always a conscience void of offence, etc.—See Acts 23:1; II Corinthians 1:12; II Corinthians 2:17, etc.; that is, "These are the great principles of my life and conduct—how different from turbulence and sectarianism!"

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 24:16:**

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