20 Bible Verses About Accountability



  • Romans 14:12 says each person will give an account of himself to God, and Romans 14:13 draws from it the command to stop passing judgment on one another.
  • Ezekiel 18 sets aside the proverb about sour grapes: a son does not suffer for his father’s iniquity, and each person answers for his own ways.
  • Matthew 12:36 extends the account on the day of judgment to “every careless word.”
  • Matthew 18:15-17 sets out three steps for confronting a brother who sins, and 1 Timothy 5:19 requires two or three witnesses before a charge against an elder is admitted.
  • Hebrews 13:17 says church leaders will themselves have to give an account for the souls they watch over.

The Bible says every person will give an account to God, and it also makes believers answerable to one another. Romans 14:12 says “each of us will give an account of himself to God,” 2 Corinthians 5:10 places everyone before “the judgment seat of Christ,” and Ezekiel 18:20 says each person answers for his own sin rather than a parent’s. Within the church, Matthew 18:15-17 sets out how to confront a brother who sins, James 5:16 tells believers to confess…

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