'Account' in the Bible

So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"

He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this pleasure and joy of mine is now complete.

And more a great deal believed on account of his word;

and they said to the woman, It is no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.

And on account of this the Jews began to persecute Jesus, because he was doing these [things] on the Sabbath.

So on account of this the Jews were seeking even more to kill him, because he not only was breaking the Sabbath, but also was calling God his own Father, [thus] making himself equal with God.

Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.

As the living Father has sent me and I live on account of the Father, he also who eats me shall live also on account of me.

However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of their fear of the Jews.

For this reason Moses has given you circumcision (not because it is from Moses, but from the fathers), and on the Sabbath you circumcise a man.

There was a division therefore in the crowd on account of him.

And there was a division among them. So again they asked the once blind man, "What is your account of him? --for he opened your eyes." "He is a Prophet," he replied.

but as to how he now sees, we do not know; or who has opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him [and stop asking us]; he is of age, he will speak for himself and give his own account of it.”

On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask him.

They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”

On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.

There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let us go to him.

but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish.”

Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.

because on account of him many of the Jews were going away, and were believing in Jesus.

He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.

Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.

Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours.

On this account they could not believe, because Esaias said again,

Although indeed from among the rulers also many believed on him, but on account of the Pharisees did not confess him, that they might not be put out of the synagogue:

For he knew him that delivered him up: on account of this he said, Ye are not all clean.

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves.

If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you.

But they will do all these things to you on account of My name, because they don’t know the One who sent Me.

All things that the Father has are mine; on account of this I have said that he receives of mine and shall announce it to you.

A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.

Jesus answered, Thou hadst no authority whatever against me if it were not given to thee from above. On this account he that has delivered me up to thee has the greater sin.

There therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.