31 Bible Verses about Responsibility

For everyone will have to carry his own load.

For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not your part to judge those who are inside the church,

in order to fit his people for the work of service, for building the body of Christ,

Here it is the third time that I have been ready to come to see you, and I do not intend to be a burden to you now; for it is not your money but yourselves that I want; for children are not expected to lay up money for their parents, but parents for their children.

He must not be a new convert, or he may grow conceited and incur criticism from slanderous people.

So the Twelve called in the whole body of disciples and said to them, "It is not desirable that we should give up preaching the word of God to keep accounts.

In it, by divine appointment, I became a worker, that I might preach among you the message of God in its fulness??26 that secret, hidden from the ages and generations, but now disclosed to those who are consecrated to him,

And all the people answered, "His blood be on us and on our children!"

The husband must give his wife what is due her, and the wife must do the same by her husband.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

It is the duty of us who are strong to put up with the weaknesses of those who are immature, and not just suit ourselves.

The man who can be trusted in a very small matter can be trusted in a large one, and the man who cannot be trusted in a very small matter cannot be trusted in a large one.

Never ordain anyone hastily; do not make yourself responsible for the sins of others; keep your life pure.

My brothers, if any one of you is led astray from the truth, and someone brings him back,

The right way for a man to think of us is as Christ's servants, and managers authorized to distribute the secret truths of God.

for you know that everyone, slave or free, will be rewarded by the Lord for his good conduct.

An unmarried woman or a girl is concerned about the Lord's work, so as to be consecrated in body and spirit, but the woman who marries is concerned with worldly affairs, and how she can please her husband.

But one who does wrong without knowing them will be lightly punished. From anyone who has been given much, much will be required, and of the man to whom people have intrusted much, they will demand even more.

Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.

You, brothers, must pick out from your number seven men of good standing, who are wise and full of the Spirit, and we will put them in charge of this matter,

If a widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety in the treatment of their own families, and to return the care of those who brought them up, for that is what God approves.

For if I do it of my own accord, I have my pay, but if I do it because I must, it is still a responsibility that I am charged with.

It is with this knowledge of what the fear of the Lord means that I appeal to men. My true character is perfectly plain to God, and I hope to your consciences too.