20 Bible Verses about accounting

So then, every one of us [i.e., including Christians] will have to give an account of himself to God.

And I say to you, a person will [have to] give an account [to God] on the day of judgment for every careless word he had spoken [while on earth].

[So], he reasoned that God was able to raise up [Isaac] from the dead, which, in a sense, he did receive him back [from the dead].

So, he called his property manager in and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in a [full] report of [all] your financial transactions, for you are not working for me anymore.'

[Now] it is not that I am looking for a gift, but I am looking for the benefit that [such a gift] will add to your [spiritual] account [with God].

Now after a long time the master of these servants returned [from his trip] and proceeded to go over his accounts with each of them.

When he began figuring, one of his servants, who owed him a huge sum of money [Note: The amount is variously estimated to be as much as $50,000,000 in 1994], was brought to him.

"Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is similar to a certain king who decided to settle his account with his servants.

Jesus answered them, "Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.

For we must all appear in front of the judgment bar of Christ, so that each one of us may receive what is due him for what he had done while in his [physical] body [i.e., on earth], whether it be good or bad.

So, he called on each one of his master's customers and said to the first one, 'How much do you owe my master?'

He considered suffering ridicule for Christ's sake to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking forward to his reward.

Furthermore, one thing required of [good] property managers is that they prove dependable.

but they were written for our sake also, who will be considered righteous by God for believing in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.

For which one of you who wants to build a [lookout] tower will not first sit down and calculate its cost, to see whether he has enough [money and materiel] to complete it?

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "There was a certain rich man who had a property manager who was reported to be squandering his possessions.

[We made this arrangement] to avoid anyone blaming us for the way we handled this generous gift.

For even before the law of Moses, sin was [being committed] in the world. But man is not responsible for [his] sin when there is no law.

Just as it is written [Psa. 44:22], "We are [in danger of being] killed all the time. We were considered as sheep to be slaughtered."

By [having] faith, we understand that the universe was formed by God's word [See Gen. 1:1-27], so that what is seen has not been made out of what is visible.