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Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ. |
having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. |
and keep (having) a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. |
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keeping a clear conscience so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander. |
[And see to it that] your conscience is entirely clear (unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accursed as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively and revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives]. |
having a conscience unimpaired, in order that in the very thing in which they defame you, they may be put to shame, those who spitefully abuse, insult, and introduce your good behavior which is in Christ; |
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Make sure that your conscience is perfectly clear, so that if men should speak slanderously of you as rogues they may come to feel ashamed of themselves for abusing you for your good Christian behaiour. |
and keep your conscience clear, so that those who bitterly abuse your excellent conduct as Christians may be ashamed of slandering you. |
Having 2192 a good 18 conscience; 4893 that, 2443 where- 3739 -as 1722 they speak evil of 2635 you, 5216 as 5613 of evildoers, 2555 they may be ashamed 2617 that falsely accuse 1908 your 5216 good 18 conversation 391 in 1722 Christ. 5547 |
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- Maturing in Christ: Advice to New - and Old - Believers - Neil Girrard The path to spiritual maturity is not just a walk up an aisle or even an overnight journey. There are many things we need to observe in our spiritual journey toward God to be certain we don’t get off the path that leads to life.