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InἐνthisτούτῳIαὐτὸςalsoκαὶstriveἀσκῶto haveἔχεινa conscienceσυνείδησινwithout offenseἀπρόσκοπονtowardπρὸςGodτὸν θεὸνandκαὶpeopleτοὺς ἀνθρώπουςalways.διὰ παντός
Acts 24:16
Study it in the app“In this I also strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and people always.”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 24:16, word by word
- striveἀσκῶaskō
strive, practice
Strive, train oneself, practice something with effort.
Where else “askō” appears- to haveἔχεινechein
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echein” appears- a conscienceσυνείδησινsyneidēsin
conscience
Conscience: the inner sense that judges whether what one does is right or wrong.
Where else “syneidēsin” appears- without offenseἀπρόσκοπονaproskopon
blameless
With nothing to reproach before God or people.
Where else “aproskopon” appears- Godθεὸνtheon
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theon” appears- peopleἀνθρώπουςanthrōpous
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpous” appears
The context
15having a hope in God, which these men themselves also await, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous.
16 · This verse (above)
17Now after several years I came to bring alms to my nation and offerings,
To study Acts 24 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul talk about with Felix and Drusilla, and how does Felix react? (vv. 24-25)
2. What it means
Felix says, "When I get an opportunity, I will summon you" (v. 25). What does this show about how we sometimes put off what matters?
3. How I live it
What important matter have you been leaving for "when I have time"? What small step could you take today?