Topical Bible: Account

◄ Account ►

Jump to: ISBE • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Greek • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms

Topical Encyclopedia

In the context of the Bible, the term "account" can refer to several concepts, including a narrative or record of events, a reckoning or judgment, and the responsibility or stewardship entrusted to individuals by God. The Bible uses the concept of an account to emphasize the importance of truth, responsibility, and the ultimate judgment before God.

Narrative or Record

The Bible itself is often referred to as an account of God's dealings with humanity. It contains historical narratives, such as the creation account in Genesis, the accounts of the patriarchs, and the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. These accounts are not merely historical records but are divinely inspired narratives that convey theological truths and moral teachings. For example, the Gospel of Luke begins with the author stating his intention to provide an "orderly account" of the events that have been fulfilled among the believers (Luke 1:3).

Reckoning or Judgment

The concept of giving an account is frequently associated with judgment and the final reckoning before God. Believers are reminded that they will one day stand before God to give an account of their lives. This is a sobering reminder of the responsibility each person has to live according to God's commandments and to steward the gifts and opportunities given to them. Romans 14:12 states, "So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God" . Similarly, Hebrews 4:13 declares, "Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account" .

Responsibility and Stewardship

The Bible also uses the concept of an account in the context of stewardship and responsibility. Believers are entrusted with various gifts, talents, and resources, and they are expected to use them wisely for the glory of God and the advancement of His kingdom. The Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 illustrates this principle, where servants are called to give an account of how they have managed their master's resources. The faithful servants are rewarded, while the unfaithful servant is reprimanded for his negligence.

Truthfulness and Integrity

In a broader sense, giving an account also relates to the importance of truthfulness and integrity in speech and conduct. Jesus emphasizes the significance of words and the accountability that comes with them in Matthew 12:36-37: "But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned" . This underscores the biblical teaching that words have power and that individuals are responsible for their speech.

Conclusion

The concept of an account in the Bible serves as a reminder of the importance of living a life of integrity, responsibility, and faithfulness. It calls believers to be mindful of their actions, words, and the stewardship of their God-given resources, knowing that they will ultimately give an account to God.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) A record; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

2. (n.) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.

3. (n.) A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

4. (n.) A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle.

5. (n.) A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

6. (n.) An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment.

7. (n.) Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit.

8. (v. t.) To reckon; to compute; to count.

9. (v. t.) To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to assign; -- with to.

10. (v. t.) To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or consider; to deem.

11. (v. t.) To recount; to relate.

12. (v. i.) To render or receive an account or relation of particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the treasurer for money received.

13. (v. i.) To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for; as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.

14. (v. i.) To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ACCOUNT

a-kount'. See ACCOUNTABILITY.

Greek

1677. ellogeo -- to charge to one's account, impute
... to charge to one's account, impute. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: ellogeo
Phonetic Spelling: (el-log-eh'-o) Short Definition: I charge to, put to one's ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1677.htm - 6k

1752. heneka -- on account of, because of
... on account of, because of. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration: heneka Phonetic
Spelling: (hen'-ek-ah) Short Definition: for the sake of, on account of ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1752.htm - 6k

1223. dia -- through, on account of, because of
... through, on account of, because of. Part of Speech: Preposition Transliteration:
dia Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ah') Short Definition: through, on account of ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1223.htm - 8k

1360. dioti -- on the very account that, because, inasmuch as
... on the very account that, because, inasmuch as. Part of Speech: Conjunction
Transliteration: dioti Phonetic Spelling: (dee-ot'-ee) Short Definition: on this ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1360.htm - 7k

1352. dio -- wherefore, on which account
... wherefore, on which account. Part of Speech: Conjunction Transliteration: dio Phonetic
Spelling: (dee-o') Short Definition: wherefore Definition: wherefore, on ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1352.htm - 7k

626. apologeomai -- to give an account of oneself, hence to defend ...
... to give an account of oneself, hence to defend oneself. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: apologeomai Phonetic Spelling: (ap-ol-og-eh'-om-ahee) Short ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/626.htm - 8k

1458. egkaleo -- to call in (as a debt or demand), ie bring to ...
... to call in (as a debt or demand), ie bring to account. Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: egkaleo Phonetic Spelling: (eng-kal-eh'-o) Short Definition: I ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1458.htm - 7k

1752a. heneka -- on account of, because of
... 1752, 1752a. heneka or heneken or heineken. 1752b . on account of, because
of. Transliteration: heneka or heneken or heineken Short Definition: sake. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1752a.htm - 5k

410. anegkletos -- not to be called to account, unreprovable
... not to be called to account, unreprovable. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration:
anegkletos Phonetic Spelling: (an-eng'-klay-tos) Short Definition ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/410.htm - 7k

3049. logizomai -- to reckon, to consider
... 3049 (the root of the English terms "") -- properly, , "take into account"; (come
to a "bottom-line"), ie to a (decision). ... to account, reckon. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3049.htm - 8k

Strong's Hebrew

1558. galal -- an account
... 1557, 1558. galal. 1559 . an account. Transliteration: galal Phonetic
Spelling: (gaw-lawl') Short Definition: account. Word Origin ...
/hebrew/1558.htm - 6k

2803. chashab -- to think, account
... 2802, 2803. chashab. 2804 . to think, account. Transliteration: chashab Phonetic
Spelling: (khaw-shab') Short Definition: considered. Word Origin a prim. ...
/hebrew/2803.htm - 6k

2808. cheshbon -- a reckoning, account
... cheshbon. 2809 . a reckoning, account. Transliteration: cheshbon Phonetic Spelling:
(khesh-bone') Short Definition: explanation. ... account, device, reason. ...
/hebrew/2808.htm - 6k

2941. taam -- account, to be commanded, commandment, matter
... 2940, 2941. taam. 2942 . account, to be commanded, commandment, matter.
Transliteration: taam Phonetic Spelling: (tah'-am) Short Definition: account. ...
/hebrew/2941.htm - 6k

5668. abur -- for the sake of, on account of, so that
... 5667, 5668. abur or abur. 5669 . for the sake of, on account of, so that.
Transliteration: abur or abur Phonetic Spelling: (aw-boor') Short Definition: sake ...
/hebrew/5668.htm - 6k

3282. yaan -- on account of, because
... 3281, 3282. yaan. 3283 . on account of, because. Transliteration: yaan
Phonetic Spelling: (yah'-an) Short Definition: because. Word ...
/hebrew/3282.htm - 6k

3860. lahen -- on this account, therefore
... 3859, 3860. lahen. 3861 . on this account, therefore. Transliteration: lahen
Phonetic Spelling: (law-hane') Short Definition: therefore. ...
/hebrew/3860.htm - 6k

2811. Chashabyahu -- "Yah has taken account," the name of a number ...
... "Yah has taken account," the name of a number of Isr. ... Word Origin from chashab and
Yah Definition "Yah has taken account," the name of a number of Isr. ...
/hebrew/2811.htm - 6k

2804. chashab -- to think, account
... 2803, 2804. chashab. 2805 . to think, account. Transliteration: chashab
Phonetic Spelling: (khash-ab') Short Definition: accounted. ...
/hebrew/2804.htm - 6k

4557. mispar -- number, tally
... Word Origin from the same as sepher Definition number, tally NASB Word Usage account
(1), count (1), count* (1), counted (1), countless* (1), enumeration (1 ...
/hebrew/4557.htm - 6k

Library

And on this Account That, Which, the Parts that Beget Being ...
... Section 5. And on this account that, which, the parts that beget being bridled
by modesty? 5. And on this account that, which, the ...
//christianbookshelf.org/augustine/on continence/section 5 and on this.htm

An Attempt to Account for Jesus
... AN ATTEMPT TO ACCOUNT FOR JESUS. 'But when the Pharisees heard it, they
said, This man doth not cast out demons, but by Beelzebub ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/an attempt to account for.htm

Detached Account of Abenadar.
... Detached Account of Abenadar. ... All these houses were built in this manner, perhaps
on account of the wind, because they were much exposed. ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/detached account of abenadar.htm

Account of Proceedings in the Peninsula
... Account of Proceedings in the Peninsula. GENTLEMEN OF THE COMMITTEE OF
THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY" I beg leave to call ...
/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/account of proceedings in the.htm

Rendering Our Account.
... SERMON XLIV. RENDERING OUR ACCOUNT. (Ninth Sunday after Trinity.) S. Luke
16:2. "Give an account of thy stewardship.". My brothers ...
/.../sermon xliv rendering our account.htm

Appendix. Detached Account of Longinus.
... APPENDIX. Detached Account of Longinus. ... Longinus was only in a subordinate position,
and had to give an account to Pilate of all that he saw. ...
/.../appendix detached account of longinus.htm

Whether Man Should be Contrite on Account of the Punishment, and ...
... OF THE OBJECT OF CONTRITION (SIX ARTICLES) Whether man should be contrite on
account of the punishment, and not only on account of his sin? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether man should be contrite.htm

An Account of the System of Heraclitus.
... Book IX. Chapter IV."An Account of the System of Heraclitus. ... Footnotes: [971] This
addition seems necessary from Stob??us' account of Heraclitus. (See Eclog. ...
/.../hippolytus/the refutation of all heresies/chapter iv an account of the.htm

The Same Methodius. I Account it a Greater Good to be Reproved ...
... Some Other Fragments of the Same Methodius. VI. The Same Methodius. I
account it a greater good to be reproved than to reprove? ...
/.../methodius/the writings of methodius fragments/vi the same methodius i.htm

Concerning Silas and on what Account it was that King Agrippa was ...
... From The Departure Out Of Babylon To Fadus, The Roman Procurator. CHAPTER 7. Concerning
Silas And On What Account It Was That King Agrippa Was Angry At Him. ...
/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 7 concerning silas and.htm

Thesaurus

Account (460 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A record; computation; calculation; enumeration;
a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time. ...
/a/account.htm - 35k

Eve (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Life; living, the name given by Adam to his wife (Genesis
3:20; 4:1). The account of her creation is given in Genesis 2:21, 22. ...
/e/eve.htm - 16k

Score (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A notch or incision; especially, one that is made
as a tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose of account. ...
/s/score.htm - 8k

Balance (12 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an account; as, to
bring one's accounts to a balance; -- also, the excess on either side; as ...
/b/balance.htm - 18k

Abdon (8 Occurrences)
... 15). The account says that he was the son of Hillel the Pirathonite, and
that he was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim. ...
/a/abdon.htm - 13k

Shamgar (2 Occurrences)
... sham'-gar (shamgar): 1. Biblical Account: One of the judges, son of Anath (`anath),
in whose days, which preceded the time of Deborah (Judges 5:6, 7) and ...
/s/shamgar.htm - 9k

Aquila (7 Occurrences)
... from the cruel and unjust edict of Claudius which expelled all Jews from Rome in
52 AD The decree, it is said by Suetonius, was issued on account of tumults ...
/a/aquila.htm - 13k

Sadducees (14 Occurrences)
... CHARACTER OF SADDUCEES 1. Characterized as Rough and Boorish 2. Talmudic Account
of the Sadducees 3. Relation to Temple and Worship was a Heathenish One 4 ...
/s/sadducees.htm - 31k

Plagues (28 Occurrences)
... Thus, it appears that the language in the account in Exodus puts forward the
wondrous character of these dealings of Yahweh with Pharaoh. ...
/p/plagues.htm - 44k

Synoptic
... Each writer sets forth his own account without reference to the other two, and,
with the partial exception of Luke (1:1-4), does not tell his readers anything ...
/s/synoptic.htm - 38k

Resources

Concordance

Account (460 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:10
Happy are those who are attacked on account of righteousness: for the kingdom of heaven will be theirs.
(BBE DBY)

Matthew 5:11
"Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
(See RSV)

Matthew 8:33
And their keepers went in flight to the town and gave an account of everything, and of the men who had the evil spirits.
(BBE)

Matthew 10:22
and ye shall be hated of all on account of my name. But he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.
(DBY)

Matthew 11:6
Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me."
(See NIV)

Matthew 12:36
I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 13:21
but has no root in himself, but is for a time only; and when tribulation or persecution happens on account of the word, he is immediately offended.
(DBY RSV)

Matthew 14:3
For Herod had seized John, and had bound him and put him in prison on account of Herodias the wife of Philip his brother.
(DBY)

Matthew 14:9
And the king was grieved; but on account of the oaths, and those lying at table with him, he commanded it to be given.
(DBY)

Matthew 15:3
And in answer he said to them, Why do you, yourselves, go against the word of God on account of the teaching which has been handed down to you?
(BBE DBY)

Matthew 15:6
and he shall in no wise honour his father or his mother; and ye have made void the commandment of God on account of your traditional teaching.
(DBY)

Matthew 18:23
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
(Root in WEB KJV WEY BBE WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 19:5
and said, On account of this a man shall leave father and mother, and shall be united to his wife, and the two shall be one flesh?
(DBY)

Matthew 24:22
and if those days had not been cut short, no flesh had been saved; but on account of the elect those days shall be cut short.
(DBY)

Matthew 25:19
"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.
(Root in WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Matthew 26:31
Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written,'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.'
(See NIV)

Matthew 26:33
But Peter answered him, "Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble."
(See NIV)

Matthew 28:15
So they took the money, and did as they had been ordered: and this account has been current among the Jews till the present time.
(BBE YLT)

Mark 1:45
But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.
(BBE)

Mark 2:4
and, not being able to get near to him on account of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where he was, and having dug it up they let down the couch on which the paralytic lay.
(DBY)

Mark 2:27
And he said to them, The sabbath was made on account of man, not man on account of the sabbath;
(DBY)

Mark 3:9
And he spoke to his disciples, in order that a little ship should wait upon him on account of the crowd, that they might not press upon him.
(DBY)

Mark 4:17
and they have no root in themselves, but are for a time: then, tribulation arising, or persecution on account of the word, immediately they are offended.
(DBY RSV)

Mark 5:14
And their keepers went running and gave an account of it in the town and in the country. And people came to see what had taken place.
(BBE)

Mark 5:16
And those who had seen it gave them an account of what had been done to him who had the evil spirits, and of the fate of the pigs.
(BBE)

Mark 6:14
And Herod the king heard of him (for his name had become public), and said, John the baptist is risen from among the dead, and on this account works of power are wrought by him.
(DBY)

Mark 6:17
For the same Herod had sent and seized John, and had bound him in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of Philip his brother, because he had married her.
(DBY NAS)

Mark 6:26
And the king, while made very sorry, on account of the oaths and those lying at table with him would not break his word with her.
(DBY)

Mark 6:30
And the twelve came together to Jesus; and they gave him an account of all the things they had done, and all they had been teaching.
(BBE)

Mark 10:7
on this account shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife,
(YLT)

Mark 12:26
But about the dead, that they are raised; haven't you read in the book of Moses, about the Bush, how God spoke to him, saying,'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
(See NIV)

Mark 13:9
But watch yourselves, for they will deliver you up to councils. You will be beaten in synagogues. You will stand before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them.
(See NIV)

Mark 13:13
And ye will be hated of all on account of my name; but he that has endured to the end, he shall be saved.
(DBY)

Mark 13:20
and if the Lord had not cut short those days, no flesh should have been saved; but on account of the elect whom he has chosen, he has cut short those days.
(DBY)

Luke 1:1
As a number of attempts have been made to put together in order an account of those events which took place among us,
(BBE NAS NIV)

Luke 1:3
it has seemed right to me also, after careful investigation of the facts from their commencement, to write for you, most noble Theophilus, a connected account,
(WEY RSV NIV)

Luke 1:48
Because He has not turned from His maidservant in her lowly position; For from this time forward all generations will account me happy,
(WEY)

Luke 1:78
on account of the bowels of mercy of our God; wherein the dayspring from on high has visited us,
(DBY)

Luke 2:17
And when they saw it, they gave them an account of the things which had been said to them about the child.
(BBE)

Luke 3:19
But Herod the king, because John had made a protest on account of Herodias, his brother's wife, and other evil things which Herod had done,
(BBE WBS)

Luke 5:19
And not finding what way to bring him in, on account of the crowd, going up on the housetop they let him down through the tiles, with his little couch, into the midst before Jesus.
(DBY)

Luke 6:22
Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, on account of the son of man.
(WBS RSV)

Luke 7:17
And the account of this went forth in all Judea about him, and in all the region around.
(YLT)

Luke 7:18
John's disciples brought him an account of all these things;
(WEY BBE)

Luke 7:23
Blessed is he who is not offended by me."
(See NIV)

Luke 8:36
And those who had seen it gave them an account of how the man who had the evil spirits was made well.
(BBE)

Luke 9:10
And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.
(BBE NAS)

Luke 13:1
Now some people who were there at that time, gave him an account of how the blood of some Galilaeans had been mixed by Pilate with their offerings.
(BBE)

Luke 14:20
And another said, I have married a wife, and on this account I cannot come.
(DBY)

Luke 16:2
He called him, and said to him,'What is this that I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.'
(Root in WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Luke 16:6
"'A hundred firkins of oil,' he replied. "'Here is your account,' said the steward: 'sit down quickly and change it into fifty firkins.'
(WEY BBE)

Luke 16:7
"To a second he said, "'And how much do you owe?' "'A hundred quarters of wheat,' was the answer. "'Here is your account,' said he: 'change it into eighty quarters.'
(WEY BBE)

Luke 16:28
For I have five brothers; and let him give them an account of these things, so that they may not come to this place of pain.
(BBE)

Luke 19:3
He was trying to see who Jesus was, and couldn't because of the crowd, because he was short.
(See RSV)

Luke 19:15
And when he came back again, having got his kingdom, he gave orders for those servants to whom he had given the money to come to him, so that he might have an account of what business they had done.
(BBE)

Luke 20:20
And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
(BBE)

Luke 21:12
But before all these things they shall lay their hands upon you and persecute you, delivering you up to synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of my name;
(DBY NIV)

Luke 24:9
And they went away from that place and gave an account of all these things to the eleven disciples and all the others.
(BBE)

Luke 24:35
And they gave an account of the things which had taken place on the way, and how, when he gave them bread, they had knowledge of him.
(BBE)

John 1:22
So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"
(WEY)

John 3:29
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
(WEY)

John 4:41
And more a great deal believed on account of his word;
(DBY)

John 4:42
and they said to the woman, It is no longer on account of thy saying that we believe, for we have heard him ourselves, and we know that this is indeed the Saviour of the world.
(DBY)

John 5:16
and on this account the Jews began to persecute Jesus--because He did these things on the Sabbath.
(WEY)

John 5:18
On this account then the Jews were all the more eager to put Him to death--because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also spoke of God as being in a special sense His Father, thus putting Himself on a level with God.
(WEY)

John 6:37
Every one whom the Father gives me will come to me, and him who comes to me I will never on any account drive away.
(WEY)

John 6:57
As the living Father has sent me and I live on account of the Father, he also who eats me shall live also on account of me.
(DBY)

John 7:13
However, no one spoke openly concerning him on account of their fear of the Jews.
(DBY)

John 7:43
So there was a violent dissension among the people on His account.
(WEY DBY)

John 9:17
And there was a division among them. So again they asked the once blind man, "What is your account of him? --for he opened your eyes." "He is a Prophet," he replied.
(WEY)

John 9:21
but how it is that he can now see or who has opened his eyes we do not know. Ask him himself; he is of full age; he himself will give his own account of it."
(WEY)

John 9:23
On this account his parents said, He is of age: ask him.
(DBY)

John 10:17
On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.
(DBY)

John 10:19
There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;
(DBY)

John 11:15
And I rejoice on your account that I was not there, in order that ye may believe. But let us go to him.
(DBY)

John 11:42
but I knew that thou always hearest me; but on account of the crowd who stand around I have said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.
(DBY RSV)

John 11:50
nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.
(ASV NAS)

John 12:9
Now it became widely known among the Jews that Jesus was there; but they came not only on His account, but also in order to see Lazarus whom He had brought back to life.
(WEY RSV)

John 12:11
because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
(WEB DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)

John 12:25
He who holds his life dear, is destroying it; and he who makes his life of no account in this world shall keep it to the Life of the Ages.
(WEY)

John 12:27
Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.
(DBY)

John 12:30
Jesus answered and said, Not on my account has this voice come, but on yours.
(DBY)

John 12:39
On this account they could not believe, because Esaias said again,
(DBY)

John 12:42
Although indeed from among the rulers also many believed on him, but on account of the Pharisees did not confess him, that they might not be put out of the synagogue:
(DBY)

John 15:19
If ye were of the world, the world would love its own; but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, on account of this the world hates you.
(DBY)

John 15:21
But they will inflict all this suffering upon you on account of your bearing my name--because they do not know Him who sent me.
(WEY DBY RSV)

John 16:15
All things that the Father has are mine; on account of this I have said that he receives of mine and shall announce it to you.
(DBY)

John 16:21
A woman, when she gives birth to a child, has grief because her hour has come; but when the child is born, she no longer remembers the trouble, on account of the joy that a man has been born into the world.
(DBY)

John 19:11
"You would have had no power whatever over me," replied Jesus, "had it not been granted you from above. On that account he who has delivered me up to you is more guilty than you are."
(WEY DBY)

John 19:42
There therefore, on account of the preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.
(DBY)

Acts 1:1
I have given an earlier account, O Theophilus, of all the things which Jesus did, and of his teaching from the first,
(BBE YLT NAS)

Acts 4:2
being distressed on account of their teaching the people and preaching by Jesus the resurrection from among the dead;
(DBY)

Acts 4:9
if we are examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed,
(See NIV)

Acts 4:21
The Court added further threats and then let them go, being quite unable to find any way of punishing them on account of the people, because all gave God the glory for the thing that had happened.
(WEY DBY NAS)

Acts 4:23
And when they had been made free, they came back to their friends, and gave an account of all the things which the chief priests and the authorities had said to them.
(BBE)

Acts 9:27
But Barnabas took him to the Apostles and gave them an account of how he had seen the Lord on the road, and had given hearing to his words, and how at Damascus he had been preaching in the name of Jesus without fear.
(BBE)

Acts 10:8
And having given them an account of everything, he sent them to Joppa.
(BBE)

Acts 10:14
"On no account, Lord," he replied; "for I have never yet eaten anything unholy and impure."
(WEY)

Acts 11:4
But Peter gave them an account of it all in order, saying to them,
(BBE)

Acts 11:8
"'On no account, Lord,' I replied, 'for nothing unholy or impure has ever gone into my mouth.'
(WEY)

Subtopics

Account

Related Terms

Accountable (10 Occurrences)

Account (460 Occurrences)

Responsible (242 Occurrences)

Ethics