So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Parallel translations
- WEB So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.
- BSB So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.
- NKJV So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.
- NASB So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.
- NLT Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.
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Quick answer
Each of us will give an account of himself to God. Personal accountability to God should govern how we treat one another.
Overview
Paul draws the conclusion from the preceding verses: judgment is individual and Godward. Since I must answer for myself, my energy belongs on my own faithfulness rather than on condemning my brother. This verse both humbles and sobers, reminding believers that their lives are lived coram Deo, before the face of God, to whom final reckoning is owed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Matt 12:36But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
- 1 Pet 4:5Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the quick and the dead.
- Matt 16:27For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.
- Gal 6:5For every man shall bear his own burden.
- Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
- Luke 16:2And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward.
- Matt 18:23–35Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king, which would take account of his servants.
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