Bible verses about "accountability" | Bishops

Jeremiah 17:10

10 Euen I the Lorde searche out the grounde of the heart, & trye the raynes, and rewarde euery man accordyng to his wayes, and accordyng to the fruite of his workes

Matthew 7:3-5

3 Why seest thou a mote in thy brothers eye, but perceiuest not the beame that is in thyne owne eye 4 Or, howe sayest thou to thy brother: suffer me, I wyll plucke out a mote out of thyne eye: and beholde, a beame is in thyne owne eye 5 Thou hypocrite, first caste out the beame out of thine owne eye: and then shalt thou see clearely, to plucke out the mote out of thy brothers eye

Luke 12:47-48

47 And the seruaunt that knewe his maisters wyll, and prepared not hym selfe, neither dyd accordyng to his wyll, shalbe beaten with many strypes 48 But he that knewe not, and did comit thynges worthy of strypes, shalbe beaten with fewe strypes. For vnto whosoeuer much is geuen, of him shalbe much required: and to whom men haue committed much, of hym wyl they aske the more

Luke 16:10-12

10 He that is faythfull in that which is least, is faythfull also in much. And he that is vnrighteous in the least, is vnrighteous also in much 11 So then, yf ye haue not ben faythfull in the vnryghteous Mammon, who shall trust you in the true treasure 12 And yf ye haue not ben faythfull in another mans businesse, who shall geue you that which is your owne

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9 Therfore two are better then one, for they may well enioy the profite of their labour: For yf one of them fall, his companion helpeth him vp agayne 10 But wo is him that is alone: for yf he fal, he hath not another to helpe him vp 11 Agayne, when two sleepe together they are warme: but howe can a body be warme alone 12 One may be ouercome, but two may make resistaunce: A three folde gable is not lightly broken 13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in the syght of hym: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of hym of whom we speake

Matthew 12:36-37

36 But I say vnto you, of euery idell worde that men shall speake, they shall geue accompt therof, in the day of iudgment 37 For of thy wordes, thou shalt be iustified: and of thy wordes, thou shalt be condemned

Proverbs 27:17

17 Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another

Luke 17:3

3 Take heede to your selues: If thy brother trespasse agaynst thee, rebuke hym: and yf he repent, forgeue hym

James 5:16

16 Knowledge your faultes one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed: For ye feruent prayer of a ryghteous man auayleth much

1 Thessalonians 5:11

11 Wherefore comfort your selues together, and edifie euery one another, euen as ye do

Romans 14:12

12 So shal euery one of vs geue accompt of hym selfe to God

Galatians 6:1-5

1 Brethren, yf a man be taken in any fault, ye which are spiritual restore such a one in the spirite of mekenes, consideryng thy selfe, lest thou also be tempted 2 Beare ye one anothers burthen, and so fulfyll the lawe of Christe 3 For if any man seeme to him selfe that he is somewhat, when he is nothyng, the same deceaueth hymselfe in his owne fansie 4 But let euery man proue his owne worke, & then shall he haue reioyceyng only in his owne selfe, and not in another 5 For euery man shall beare his owne burthen

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