conscience
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22So, let us draw near with a true heart, in the fullness of faith, having hearts cleansed from an evil conscience, and bodies absolved with clean water.
5Now the goal of instruction is charity from a pure heart, and a good conscience, and an unfeigned faith.
19holding to faith and good conscience, against those who, by rejecting these things, have made a shipwreck of the faith.
18Pray for us. For we trust that we have a good conscience, being willing to conduct ourselves well in all things.
16But do so with meekness and fear, having a good conscience, so that, in whatever matter they may slander you, they shall be confounded, since they falsely accuse your good behavior in Christ.
1Then Paul, gazing intently at the council, said, “Noble brothers, I have spoken with all good conscience before God, even to this present day.”
15For they reveal the work of the law written in their hearts, while their conscience renders testimony about them, and their thoughts within themselves also accuse or even defend them,
15All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.
14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the Holy Spirit has offered himself, immaculate, to God, cleanse our conscience from dead works, in order to serve the living God?
2speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared,
5For this reason, it is necessary to be subject, not solely because of wrath, but also because of conscience.
1Now the Spirit has clearly said that, in the end times, some persons will depart from the faith, paying attention to spirits of error and the doctrines of devils, 2speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their consciences seared,
21And your ears will listen to the word of one admonishing you behind your back: “This is the way! Walk in it! And do not turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left.”
16And in this, I myself always strive to have a conscience that is lacking in any offense toward God and toward men.
1I am speaking the truth in Christ; I am not lying. My conscience offers testimony to me in the Holy Spirit,