But it came about afterward that David’s conscience bothered him because he had cut off the edge of Saul’s robe.

Paul before the Council

Now looking intently at the Council, Paul said, “Brothers, I have lived my life with an entirely good conscience before God up to this day.”

In view of this I also do my best to maintain a blameless conscience both before God and before other people, always.

in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience testifying and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,

Deep Concern for Israel

I am telling the truth in Christ, I am not lying; my conscience testifies with me in the Holy Spirit,

Therefore it is necessary to be in subjection, not only because of wrath, but also for the sake of conscience.

Principles of Conscience

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not to have quarrels over opinions.

However, not all people have this knowledge; but some, being accustomed to the idol until now, eat food as if it were sacrificed to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

For if someone sees you, the one who has knowledge, dining in an idol’s temple, will his conscience, if he is weak, not be strengthened to eat things sacrificed to idols?

And so, by sinning against the brothers and sisters and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ.

Eat anything that is sold in the meat market without asking questions, for the sake of conscience;

If one of the unbelievers invites you and you want to go, eat anything that is set before you without asking questions, for the sake of conscience.

But if anyone says to you, “This is meat sacrificed to idols,” do not eat it, for the sake of that one who informed you and for the sake of conscience;

Now by “conscience” I do not mean your own, but the other person’s; for why is my freedom judged by another’s conscience?

Paul’s Integrity

For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.

but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.

Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade people, but we are well known to God; and I hope that we are also well known in your consciences.

But the goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from a sincere faith.

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith.

but holding to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron,

I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience the way my forefathers did, as I constantly remember you in my prayers night and day,

To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

which is a symbol for the present time. Accordingly both gifts and sacrifices are offered which cannot make the worshiper perfect in conscience,

how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?