Accountancy

so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things <FI>done<Fi> through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

and as to the rest, it is required in the stewards that one may be found faithful,

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing?

Without covetousness the behaviour, being content with the things present, for He hath said, `No, I will not leave, no, nor forsake thee,'

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

of one another the burdens bear ye, and so fill up the law of the Christ,

avoiding this, lest any one may blame us in this abundance that is ministered by us,

on every first <FI>day<Fi> of the week, let each one of you lay by him, treasuring up whatever he may have prospered, that when I may come then collections may not be made;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

and having called him, he said to him, What <FI>is<Fi> this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

The purposes of the diligent <FI>are<Fi> only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

Without counsel <FI>is<Fi> the making void of purposes, And in a multitude of counsellors it is established.

only, the silver that is given into their hand is not reckoned with them, for in faithfulness they are dealing.

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

reckoning that even out of the dead God is able to raise up, whence also in a figure he did receive <FI>him<Fi> .

for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,' and `Worthy <FI>is<Fi> the workman of his reward.'

aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters--in all purity;

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

And the masters! the same things do ye unto them, letting threatening alone, having known that also your Master is in the heavens, and acceptance of persons is not with him.

each one, according as he doth purpose in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for a cheerful giver doth God love,

And concerning the collection that <FI>is<Fi> for the saints, as I directed to the assemblies of Galatia, so also ye--do ye; — read the full passage →

To no one owe anything, except to love one another; for he who is loving the other--law he hath fulfilled,

because of this, even as through one man the sin did enter into the world, and through the sin the death; and thus to all men the death did pass through, for that all did sin;

in the day when God shall judge the secrets of men, according to my good news, through Jesus Christ.

all things I did shew you, that, thus labouring, it behoveth <FI>us<Fi> to partake with the ailing, to be mindful also of the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.'

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;

Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood, And let thy heart gladden thee in days of thy youth, And walk in the ways of thy heart, And in the sight of thine eyes, And know thou that for all these, Doth God bring thee into judgment.

Know well the face of thy flock, Set thy heart to the droves,

Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.

He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich--only to want.

The rich over the poor ruleth, And a servant <FI>is<Fi> the borrower to the lender.

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Better <FI>is<Fi> a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand <FI>is<Fi> toward God to do <FI>it<Fi> .

Honour Jehovah from thy substance, And from the beginning of all thine increase;

Good <FI>is<Fi> the man--gracious and lending, He sustaineth his matters in judgment.

`Six days thou dost do thy work, and on the seventh day thou dost rest, so that thine ox and thine ass doth rest, and the son of thine handmaid and the sojourner is refreshed;

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth--

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John, — read the full passage →

and he--he is a propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the whole world,

who shall give an account to Him who is ready to judge living and dead,

Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

lo, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you--doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

by faith we understand the ages to have been prepared by a saying of God, in regard to the things seen not having come out of things appearing;

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as a custom of certain <FI>is<Fi> , but exhorting, and so much the more as ye see the day coming nigh.

and may we consider one another to provoke to love and to good works,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;

and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

his own house leading well, having children in subjection with all gravity,

wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

The masters! that which is righteous and equal to the servants give ye, having known that ye also have a Master in the heavens.

not that in respect of want I say <FI>it<Fi> , for I did learn in the things in which I am--to be content; — read the full passage →

Euodia I exhort, and Syntyche I exhort, to be of the same mind in the Lord;

honour thy father and mother,

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

with all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, forbearing one another in love,

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted;

Brethren, if a man also may be overtaken in any trespass, ye who <FI>are<Fi> spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of meekness, considering thyself--lest thou also may be tempted; — read the full passage →

(according as it hath been written, `He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,') — read the full passage →

And this: He who is sowing sparingly, sparingly also shall reap; and he who is sowing in blessings, in blessings also shall reap;

for also in this we groan, with our dwelling that is from heaven earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves,

And I call upon you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing ye may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and ye may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

through whom also we have the access by the faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast on the hope of the glory of God.

for all did sin, and are come short of the glory of God--

for as many as without law did sin, without law also shall perish, and as many as did sin in law, through law shall be judged,

for the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world, by the things made being understood, are plainly seen, both His eternal power and Godhead--to their being inexcusable;

having made also three months' <FI>stay<Fi> --a counsel of the Jews having been against him--being about to set forth to Syria, there came <FI>to him<Fi> a resolution of returning through Macedonia.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God; — read the full passage →

`He who is faithful in the least, <FI>is<Fi> also faithful in much; and he who in the least <FI>is<Fi> unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much; — read the full passage →

`And having called near each one of his lord's debtors, he said to the first, How much dost thou owe to my lord?

`And the steward said in himself, What shall I do, because my lord doth take away the stewardship from me? to dig I am not able, to beg I am ashamed: --

And he said also unto his disciples, `A certain man was rich, who had a steward, and he was accused to him as scattering his goods;

`For who of you, willing to build a tower, doth not first, having sat down, count the expence, whether he have the things for completing? — read the full passage →

and he who, not having known, and having done things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few; and to every one to whom much was given, much shall be required from him; and to whom they did commit much, more abundantly they will ask of him.

`And that servant, who having known his lord's will, and not having prepared, nor having gone according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes, — read the full passage →

And he spake a simile unto them, saying, `Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well; — read the full passage →

Annas and Caiaphas being chief priests--there came a word of God unto John the son of Zacharias, in the wilderness,

And Jesus having sat down over-against the treasury, was beholding how the multitude do put brass into the treasury, and many rich were putting in much, — read the full passage →

`And after a long time cometh the lord of those servants, and taketh reckoning with them;

`Because of this was the reign of the heavens likened to a man, a king, who did will to take reckoning with his servants,

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →

`But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

In My saying to the wicked, O wicked one--thou dost surely die, And thou hast not spoken to warn the wicked from his way, He--the wicked--in his iniquity doth die, And his blood from thy hand I require.

The soul that doth sin--it doth die. A son doth not bear of the iniquity of the father, And a father doth not bear of the iniquity of the son, The righteousness of the righteous is on him, And the wickedness of the wicked is on him.

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied <FI>with<Fi> silver, nor he who is in love with stores <FI>with<Fi> increase. Even this <FI>is<Fi> vanity.