Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 24:16

16 Wǒ yīncǐ zìjǐ miǎnlì , duì shén , duì rén , cháng cún wú kuī de liángxīn .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 24:16 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 24:16

And herein do I exercise myself
Or because of this; on account of this doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, which is a doctrine according to godliness, and promotes and engages to a holy life and conversation, as the contrary tends to encourage a dissolute and sinful manner of living; see ( 1 Corinthians 15:32 ) The apostle studied, and laboured, and bent himself, and employed his thought, care, and time,

to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward
man;
that is, to discharge every duty which God requires, and to give to every man what is due to him; so as to please God, and not offend men, neither Jew nor Gentile, nor the church of God; and so as that conscience may be clear of guilt, and may not be defiled with sin, being purged and purified by the blood of Christ. By a "conscience void of offence", is meant a good conversation; which as it respects God, lies in a carefulness not to offend him, but to do his will; and as it respects men, a shunning what may give offence, or be a stumbling to them; and though this cannot be perfectly attained to in each of its branches, yet there is in every good man a concern to have such a conscience; and the consideration of the resurrection of the dead, the general judgment, and a future state, induce him to it.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 24:16 In-Context

14 Dàn yǒu yī jiàn shì , wǒ xiàng nǐ chéngrèn , jiù shì tāmen suǒ chēngwèi yìduān de dào , wǒ zhēng àn zhe nà dào shìfèng wǒ zǔzong de shén , yòu xìn héhū lǜfǎ de , hé xiānzhī shū shàng yīqiè suǒ jìzǎi de .

15 Bìngqiĕ kào zhe shén , pànwàng sǐ rén , wúlùn shàn ĕ, dōu yào fùhuó , jiù shì tāmen zìjǐ yĕ yǒu zhège pànwàng .

16 Wǒ yīncǐ zìjǐ miǎnlì , duì shén , duì rén , cháng cún wú kuī de liángxīn .

17 Guò le jǐ nián , wǒ daì zhe zhōujì bĕn guó de juān xiàng hé gòng xiàn de wù shàng qù .

18 Zhēng xiàn de shíhou , tāmen kànjian wǒ zaì diàn lǐ yǐjing jiéjìng le , bìng méiyǒu jù zhòng , yĕ méiyǒu chǎo nāng . wéiyǒu jǐ gè cóng yà xī yà lái de Yóutaìrén .