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conscience

Meaning of “conscience”

The inward moral awareness that bears witness concerning one's conduct, accusing or excusing and approving or condemning.

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First occurrence: John 8:9

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John 8:9
And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 8:9 · retained source text

And they which heard it, being conuicted by their owne conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, euen vnto the last: and Iesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

Acts 23:1
AND Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 23:1 · retained source text

¶ And Paul earnestly beholding the council, said, Men and brethren, I haue liued in all good conscience before God vntill this day.

Acts 24:16
And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 24:16 · retained source text

And herein doe I exercise my selfe to haue alwayes a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Romans 2:15
Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Romans 2:15 · retained source text

Which shew the worke of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witnesse, and their thoughts the meane while accusing, or else excusing one another:

1611 marginal noteOr, the conscience witnessing with them.

1611 marginal noteOr, between themselues.

Romans 9:1
I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Romans 9:1 · retained source text

¶ I say the trueth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing mee witnesse in the holy Ghost,

Romans 13:5
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.
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1611 witness · Romans 13:5 · retained source text

Wherfore ye must needs be subiect, not onely for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

1 Corinthians 8:7
Howbeit there is not in every man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat it as a thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is defiled.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:7 · retained source text

Howbeit there is not in euerie man that knowledge: for some with conscience of the idole vnto this houre, eate it as a thing offred vnto an idole, and their conscience being weake, is defiled.

1 Corinthians 8:10
For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at meat in the idol’s temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols;
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:10 · retained source text

For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at meat in the idols temple: shall not the conscience of him which is weake, be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to idols?

1611 marginal noteGr. edified.

1 Corinthians 8:12
But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · 1 Corinthians 8:12 · retained source text

But when ye sinne so against the brethren, and wound their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christ.

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