Luke 16:2

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Summary

And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.

Give

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Romans 14:12

Bible References

Give

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time?

Rejoice, young man, in your childhood, and let your heart be pleasant in the days of your young manhood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the desires of your eyes, but know that God will bring you into judgment for all these things.

For God will bring every act to judgment, every hidden and secret thing, whether it is good or evil.

But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.

So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

In this case, moreover, it is required [as essential and demanded] of stewards that one be found faithful and trustworthy.

For we [believers will be called to account and] must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be repaid for what has been done in the body, whether good or bad [that is, each will be held responsible for his actions, purposes, goals, motives—the use or misuse of his time, opportunities and abilities].

But they will [have to] give an account to Him who is ready to judge and pass sentence on the living and the dead.

Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination].

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Then another book was opened, which is the Book of Life; and the dead were judged according to what they had done as written in the books [that is, everything done while on earth].

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So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.