'Duty' in the Bible

"Let it be so on this occasion," Jesus replied; "for so we ought to fulfil every religious duty." Then he consented;

“Again, you have heard that it was said to the men of old, ‘You shall not make false vows, but you shall fulfill your vows to the Lord [as a religious duty].’

and forgive us our shortcomings, as we also have forgiven those who have failed in their duty towards us;

And [you scribes and Pharisees say], ‘Whoever swears [an oath] by the altar, that is nothing (non-binding), but whoever swears [an oath] by the offering on it, he is obligated [as a debtor to fulfill his vow and keep his promise].’

Your duty then was to deposit my money in some bank, and so when I came I should have got back my property with interest.

It is like a man living abroad who has left his house, and given the management to his servants--to each one his special duty--and has ordered the porter to keep awake.

When his division was on duty and he was serving as priest before God,

And He answered, “Why did you have to look for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?”

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who fails in his duty to us; and bring us not into temptation.'"

Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell, do you suppose they had failed in their duty more than all the rest of the people who live in Jerusalem?

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

So if I, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet as well.

“We found the prison securely locked and the guards standing at the doors, but when we opened [the doors], we found no one inside.”

Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom, whom we can appoint to this duty.

Now when Herod was on the point of taking him out of prison, that very night Peter was asleep between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and guards were on duty outside the door.

"And now, impelled by a sense of duty, I am on my way to Jerusalem, not knowing what will happen to me there,

But even the sacrifice of my life I count as nothing, if only I may perfect my earthly course, and be faithful to the duty which the Lord Jesus has entrusted to me of proclaiming, as of supreme importance, the Good News of God's grace.

Paul looked straight at the Council and said, "Brothers, with a clear conscience I have done my duty before God up to this very day."

Indeed, I myself thought it my duty to take extreme measures against the name of Jesus from Nazareth.

I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.

As for us who are strong, our duty is to bear with the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not seek our own pleasure.

It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things.

So after discharging this duty, and making sure that these kind gifts reach those for whom they are intended, I shall start for Spain, passing through Rome on my way there;

A husband should fulfill his marital responsibility to his wife, and likewise a wife to her husband.

Now for the third time I am ready to visit you. I will not burden you [financially], because I do not want what is yours [not your money or your possessions], but you. For children are not responsible to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

Children, be obedient to your parents as a Christian duty, for it is a duty.

With right good will, be faithful to your duty as service rendered to the Lord and not to man.

Wives, be subject to your husbands [out of respect for their position as protector, and their accountability to God], as is proper and fitting in the Lord.

that I may make it clear [and speak boldly and unfold the mystery] in the way I should.

Now we command you, believers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by His authority, that you withdraw and keep away from every brother or sister who leads an undisciplined life and does not live in accordance with the tradition and teaching that you have received from us.

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you [we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties],

Indeed, we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined and inappropriate life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies [meddling in other people’s business].

But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;

But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should first learn to fulfill their duty toward their own household and so repay their parents what is owed them. For this is what pleases God.

No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

But as for you, you must exercise habitual self-control, and not live a self-indulgent life, but do the duty of an evangelist and fully discharge the obligations of your office.

Therefore [on the basis of these facts], though I have enough confidence in Christ to order you to do what is appropriate,

For it is an acceptable thing with God, if, from a sense of duty to Him, a man patiently submits to wrong, when treated unjustly.

Give a shepherd's care to God's flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God's direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.

It is therefore our duty to show hospitality to such men, so that we may be fellow workers in promoting the truth.

And there between the throne (with the four living creatures) and among the elders I saw a Lamb (Christ) standing, [bearing scars and wounds] as though it had been slain, with seven horns (complete power) and with seven eyes (complete knowledge), which are the seven Spirits of God who have been sent [on duty] into all the earth.