Quotes About Accountability

As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, and nothing hidden that will not be made known.

What you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the housetops.

But God said to him, ëYou fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?í

Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

But suppose that servant says in his heart, ëMy master will be a long time in coming,í and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk.

The master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the unbelievers.

That servant who knows his masterís will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

But the one who unknowingly does things worthy of punishment will be beaten with few blows. From everyone who has been given much, much will be required; and from him who has been entrusted with much, even more will be demanded.

Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

So he called him in to ask, ëWhat is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you cannot be manager any longer.í

And he called in each one of his masterís debtors. ëHow much do you owe my master?í he asked the first.

So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.

Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him.

Beforehand, he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas. ëConduct business with this until I return,í he said.

When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.

The first servant came forward and said, ëMaster, your mina has produced ten more minas.í

The second servant came and said, ëMaster, your mina has made five minas.í