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100 Bible Verses about Responsibility

Galatians 6:5 ESV / 2,947 helpful votes

For each will have to bear his own load.

1 Timothy 5:8 ESV / 2,624 helpful votes

But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

Ezekiel 18:20 ESV / 2,279 helpful votes

The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not suffer for the iniquity of the father, nor the father suffer for the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

Luke 12:48 ESV / 2,129 helpful votes

But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

1 Corinthians 3:8 ESV / 2,089 helpful votes

He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor.

Proverbs 28:13 ESV / 2,026 helpful votes

Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy.

Luke 16:10 ESV / 2,025 helpful votes

“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV / 1,919 helpful votes

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Colossians 3:23 ESV / 1,897 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Romans 14:12 ESV / 1,890 helpful votes

So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Matthew 27:24 ESV / 1,770 helpful votes

So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves.”

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 1,744 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

2 Corinthians 5:10 ESV / 1,722 helpful votes

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Galatians 6:2 ESV / 1,686 helpful votes

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

Ezra 10:4 ESV / 1,673 helpful votes

Arise, for it is your task, and we are with you; be strong and do it.”

Acts 17:10-11 ESV / 1,645 helpful votes

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Colossians 3:20 ESV / 1,640 helpful votes

Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.

Genesis 4:9 ESV / 1,629 helpful votes

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” He said, “I do not know; am I my brother's keeper?”

John 3:16-17 ESV / 1,602 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Genesis 4:6-7 ESV / 1,568 helpful votes

The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

2 Peter 1:10 ESV / 1,556 helpful votes

Therefore, brothers, be all the more diligent to confirm your calling and election, for if you practice these qualities you will never fall.

Luke 12:47-48 ESV / 1,551 helpful votes

And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating. But the one who did not know, and did what deserved a beating, will receive a light beating. Everyone to whom much was given, of him much will be required, and from him to whom they entrusted much, they will demand the more.

James 2:26 ESV / 1,536 helpful votes

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

Genesis 3:12 ESV / 1,536 helpful votes

The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV / 1,525 helpful votes

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 ESV / 1,522 helpful votes

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

James 4:7 ESV / 1,521 helpful votes

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Matthew 12:37 ESV / 1,517 helpful votes

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 4:17 ESV / 1,515 helpful votes

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

Galatians 6:7 ESV / 1,515 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

Deuteronomy 24:16 ESV / 1,508 helpful votes

“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. Each one shall be put to death for his own sin.

Romans 14:10 ESV / 1,499 helpful votes

Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God;

Proverbs 9:12 ESV / 1,485 helpful votes

If you are wise, you are wise for yourself; if you scoff, you alone will bear it.

Genesis 1:28 ESV / 1,483 helpful votes

And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

1 Corinthians 13:11 ESV / 1,466 helpful votes

When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.

John 12:48 ESV / 1,420 helpful votes

The one who rejects me and does not receive my words has a judge; the word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.

James 1:27 ESV / 1,419 helpful votes

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

James 3:1 ESV / 1,416 helpful votes

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.

Romans 3:23 ESV / 1,387 helpful votes

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Luke 10:27 ESV / 1,367 helpful votes

And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”

Galatians 6:8 ESV / 1,330 helpful votes

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Revelation 22:12 ESV / 1,304 helpful votes

“Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done.

Galatians 6:6 ESV / 1,263 helpful votes

Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches.

2 Corinthians 6:3 ESV / 1,257 helpful votes

We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry,

Romans 12:6-8 ESV / 1,246 helpful votes

Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching; the one who exhorts, in his exhortation; the one who contributes, in generosity; the one who leads, with zeal; the one who does acts of mercy, with cheerfulness.

Mark 1:15 ESV / 1,209 helpful votes

And saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.”

Hebrews 13:17 ESV / 1,206 helpful votes

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Romans 12:3 ESV / 1,187 helpful votes

For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.

John 15:22-24 ESV / 1,104 helpful votes

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.

Matthew 25:14-30 ESV / 1,104 helpful votes

“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. ...

Genesis 3:13 ESV / 1,097 helpful votes

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

1 John 1:9 ESV / 1,082 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV / 1,081 helpful votes

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Job 19:4 ESV / 1,057 helpful votes

And even if it be true that I have erred, my error remains with myself.

Proverbs 25:26 ESV / 1,004 helpful votes

Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

Genesis 16:5 ESV / 1,004 helpful votes

And Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be on you! I gave my servant to your embrace, and when she saw that she had conceived, she looked on me with contempt. May the Lord judge between you and me!”

Numbers 32:23 ESV / 1,003 helpful votes

But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord, and be sure your sin will find you out.

1 Timothy 4:12 ESV / 1,002 helpful votes

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Jeremiah 31:30 ESV / 1,002 helpful votes

But everyone shall die for his own iniquity. Each man who eats sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.

Deuteronomy 28:1-68 ESV / 991 helpful votes

“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. ...

2 Thessalonians 3:3 ESV / 985 helpful votes

But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one.

Ephesians 6:4 ESV / 972 helpful votes

Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.

Romans 12:1 ESV / 968 helpful votes

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

Romans 1:20 ESV / 958 helpful votes

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Romans 13:4 ESV / 952 helpful votes

For he is God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God's wrath on the wrongdoer.

2 Thessalonians 3:11-18 ESV / 950 helpful votes

For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. As for you, brothers, do not grow weary in doing good. If anyone does not obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person, and have nothing to do with him, that he may be ashamed. Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. ...

Luke 10:30-37 ESV / 945 helpful votes

Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. ...

1 John 3:22 ESV / 931 helpful votes

And whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him.

James 1:26 ESV / 920 helpful votes

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.

Genesis 4:7 ESV / 914 helpful votes

If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it.”

Galatians 6:9 ESV / 905 helpful votes

And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

Luke 19:12-27 ESV / 896 helpful votes

He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. Calling ten of his servants, he gave them ten minas, and said to them, ‘Engage in business until I come.’ But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to reign over us.’ When he returned, having received the kingdom, he ordered these servants to whom he had given the money to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by doing business. The first came before him, saying, ‘Lord, your mina has made ten minas more.’ ...

Genesis 2:7 ESV / 888 helpful votes

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

Matthew 15:19 ESV / 879 helpful votes

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.

2 Timothy 3:16 ESV / 872 helpful votes

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Galatians 3:7 ESV / 847 helpful votes

Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.

Colossians 3:23-24 ESV / 837 helpful votes

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Ephesians 6:12 ESV / 796 helpful votes

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Proverbs 6:6 ESV / 792 helpful votes

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Acts 4:12 ESV / 771 helpful votes

And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”

1 Timothy 5:17 ESV / 769 helpful votes

Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.

Romans 14:1 ESV / 761 helpful votes

As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

Romans 14:7 ESV / 732 helpful votes

For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself.

John 15:22 ESV / 720 helpful votes

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Ezekiel 33:6 ESV / 655 helpful votes

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet, so that the people are not warned, and the sword comes and takes any one of them, that person is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman's hand.

Galatians 6:4-5 ESV / 654 helpful votes

But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. For each will have to bear his own load.

Matthew 5:22 ESV / 654 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.

John 3:16 ESV / 610 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Ephesians 4:7 ESV / 593 helpful votes

But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ's gift.

Proverbs 21:25 ESV / 566 helpful votes

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Revelation 2:23 ESV / 564 helpful votes

And I will strike her children dead. And all the churches will know that I am he who searches mind and heart, and I will give to each of you according to your works.

2 Corinthians 6:2 ESV / 543 helpful votes

For he says, “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 505 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Matthew 22:36-39 ESV / 505 helpful votes

“Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

Jeremiah 1:5 ESV / 504 helpful votes

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Exodus 21:24-25 ESV / 500 helpful votes

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.

John 3:30 ESV / 479 helpful votes

He must increase, but I must decrease.”

2 Corinthians 12:14 ESV / 454 helpful votes

Here for the third time I am ready to come to you. And I will not be a burden, for I seek not what is yours but you. For children are not obligated to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.

Ephesians 4:12 ESV / 452 helpful votes

To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,

1 Corinthians 5:12 ESV / 450 helpful votes

For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?

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