Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God. ¹ 

They will face a reckoning before ¹  Jesus Christ ²  who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.

“For this reason, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves. ¹ 

After ¹  a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

They did not audit the treasurers who disbursed ¹  the funds to the foremen, for they were honest. ² 

Do not audit the foremen who disburse the silver, for they are honest.” ¹ 

for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem ¹  were going away and believing in Jesus.

Now if he has defrauded you of anything or owes you anything, charge what he owes ¹  to me.

I do not say this because I am seeking a gift. ¹  Rather, I seek the credit that abounds to your account.

I ¹  tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

So ¹  he called the manager ²  in and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? ³  Turn in the account of your administration, ⁴  because you can no longer be my manager.’

Over them would be three supervisors, one of whom was Daniel. These satraps were accountable ¹  to them, so that the king’s interests might not incur damage.

I would give him an accounting of my steps; like a prince I would approach him.

Stop trusting in human beings, whose life’s breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?

I wrote ¹  the former ²  account, ³  Theophilus, ⁴  about all that Jesus began to do and teach

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, ¹ 

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ¹  Let them do this ²  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

Why does the wicked man reject God? ¹  He says to himself, ²  “You ³  will not hold me accountable.” ⁴ 

So ¹  it seemed good to me as well, ²  because I have followed ³  all things carefully from the beginning, to write an orderly account ⁴  for you, most excellent Theophilus,

Sarah’s demand displeased Abraham greatly because Ishmael was his son. ¹