'Account' in the Bible

Blessed they who are persecuted on account of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

“Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.

and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

Whoever finds his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], and whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake will find it [that is, life with Me for all eternity].

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.

For Herod had arrested John, chained him, and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,

And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.

But he answering said to them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching?

and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me will find it.

For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory and majesty of His Father with His angels, and then He will repay each one in accordance with what he has done.

“Woe (judgment is coming) to the world because of stumbling blocks and temptations to sin! It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to the person on whose account or through whom the stumbling block comes!

Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.

and he having begun to take account, there was brought near to him one debtor of a myriad of talents,

and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields on account of my name will receive a hundred times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

“Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.

and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.

Now after a long time the lord of those servants comes, and makes up his account with them.

And they, having received the money, did as they were taught, and this account was spread abroad among Jews till this day.

But he went out [and] began to proclaim [it] freely and to spread abroad the account, so that he was no longer able to enter publicly into a town. But he was staying outside in deserted places, and they were coming to him from all directions.

and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug it up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.

And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;

And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.

and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.

And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.

And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.

The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything.

And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.

For Herod himself had given orders to arrest John and to chain him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her.

And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me and of the gospel will save it.

on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,

Jesus said, "Truly I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields on account of me and on account of the gospel

And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.

and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.

And He said to them, “This is My blood of the [new] covenant, [My blood] which is being poured out for many [for the forgiveness of sins].

Since many people have attempted to write an orderly account of the events that have transpired among us,

I, too, have carefully investigated everything from the beginning and have decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,

on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,

And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.

But when Herod the tetrarch was reprimanded by him because of Herodias, his brother’s wife, and because of all the wicked things which Herod had done,

And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.

"Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man!

And the account of this went forth in all Judea about him, and in all the region around.

And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.

When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. Taking them with Him, He withdrew by Himself to a city called Bethsaida.

For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life on account of me, this person will save it.

Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.

And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.

And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.

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.

And he said, A hundred measures of oil. And he said, Take your account straight away and put down fifty.

Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.

And he said to them, "Truly I say to you that there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children on account of the kingdom of God,

Zaccheus was trying to see who Jesus was, but he could not see because of the crowd, for he was short in stature.

And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.

And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.

But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;

and you will be hated by all because of My name.

Now Herod was very glad to see Jesus, because he had been wanting to see him for a long time on account of what he had heard about him. He was also hoping to see some sign done by him.

And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.

And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.

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.