Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by {your} good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. {whereas: or, wherein}

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

Blessed are ye, when {men} shall revile you, and persecute {you}, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. {falsely: Gr. lying}

For this {is} thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. {thankworthy: or, thank}

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

The like figure whereunto {even} baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and {of} a good conscience, and {of} faith unfeigned:

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. {dishonesty: Gr. shame}

Likewise, ye wives, {be} in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? {spot: or, fault}

Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

I thank God, whom I serve from {my} forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by {your} good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. {whereas: or, wherein}

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he {was} faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with {them} to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of {you}:

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy {are ye}; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and {of} a good conscience, and {of} faith unfeigned:

Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious things that were done by him.

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and {that} ye may have lack of nothing. {of...: or, of no man}

Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.

And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and {toward} men.

But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. {our love: Gr. love with us}

And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this {fellow} perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to live honestly.

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. {raise: or, receive}

Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king impute {any} thing unto his servant, {nor} to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. {less...: Heb. little or great}

Wherein {was} written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith {it, that} thou and the Jews think to rebel: for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be their king, according to these words. {Gashmu: also called, Geshem}

And said, This {fellow} said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.

And the chief priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

Wherefore {ye} must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and {his} doctrine be not blasphemed.

That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.

Then said the princes of the Philistines, What {do} these Hebrews {here}? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, {Is} not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell {unto me} unto this day?

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men {and} brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.

Then said Jeremiah, {It is} false; I fall not away to the Chaldeans. But he hearkened not to him: so Irijah took Jeremiah, and brought him to the princes. {false: Heb. falsehood, or, a lie}

And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, {even} unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

LORD, {when} thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: {but} they shall see, and be ashamed for {their} envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. {at...: or, toward thy people}

{He that} speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we opened our sacks, and, behold, {every} man's money {was} in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought it again in our hand.

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set {it} here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both. {searched: Heb. felt}

Wherewith thine enemies have reproached, O LORD; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thine anointed.

And not {rather}, (as we be slanderously reported, and as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come? whose damnation is just.

And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, {as} the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host {is} good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not. {the lords...: Heb. thou art not good in the eyes of the lords}

For he that in these things serveth Christ {is} acceptable to God, and approved of men.