'Account' in the Bible

And the police gave an account of these words to the authorities, and they were full of fear on hearing that they were Romans;

and not only is there danger that this our trade come into disrepute; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana be made of no account, and that she should even be deposed from her magnificence whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

For we are in danger to be called in question for this day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.

but I make account of none of these, neither do I count my life precious to myself, so that I finish my course with joy, and the ministration that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify fully the good news of the grace of God.

After greeting them, Paul began to give a detailed account of the things that God had done among the Gentiles through his ministry.

And different persons cried some different thing in the crowd. But he, not being able to know the certainty on account of the uproar, commanded him to be brought into the fortress.

But when he got upon the stairs it was so that he was borne by the soldiers on account of the violence of the crowd.

And hearing this, the man went to the chief captain and gave him an account of it, saying, What are you about to do? for this man is a Roman.

But I have no certain account of him to send to Caesar. So I have sent for him to come before you, and specially before you, King Agrippa, so that after the business has been gone into, I may have something to put in writing.

On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.

For this cause therefore I have called you to me to see and to speak to you; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me.

And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has come to us here to give an account or say any evil about you.

For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, according as it is written.

For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed in (trusted, relied on) God, and it was credited to his account as righteousness (right living, right standing with God).”

But to him who without working has faith in him who gives righteousness to the evil-doer, his faith is put to his account as righteousness.

As David says that there is a blessing on the man to whose account God puts righteousness without works, saying,

“Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account.”

Is this blessing, then, for the circumcision only, or in the same way for those who have not circumcision? for we say that the faith of Abraham was put to his account as righteousness.

He received the sign of circumcision, a seal or confirmation of the righteousness which he had by faith while [he was still] uncircumcised—this was so that he would be the [spiritual] father of all who believe without being circumcised—so that righteousness would be credited to them,

For which reason it was put to his account as righteousness.

And it was not written on his account alone, that it was reckoned to him,

But for us in addition, to whose account it will be put, if we have faith in him who made Jesus our Lord come back again from the dead,

who was betrayed and crucified because of our sins, and was raised [from the dead] because of our justification [our acquittal—absolving us of all sin before God].

In fact, sin was in the world before the law, but sin is not charged to a person’s account when there is no law.

I speak humanly on account of the weakness of your flesh. For even as ye have yielded your members in bondage to uncleanness and to lawlessness unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in bondage to righteousness unto holiness.

but if Christ be in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the Spirit life on account of righteousness.

But if the Spirit of him that has raised up Jesus from among the dead dwell in you, he that has raised up Christ from among the dead shall quicken your mortal bodies also on account of his Spirit which dwells in you.

Just as it is written, "On account of you we are being put to death the whole day [long]; we are considered as sheep for slaughter."

For the Lord will execute His word upon the earth [He will conclude His dealings with mankind] completely and without delay.”

As regards, indeed, the good tidings, they are enemies on your account; and as regards the choice -- beloved on account of the fathers;

Wherefore it is necessary to be subject, not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience.

For on this account ye pay tribute also; for they are God's officers, attending continually on this very thing.

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

For if on account of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer according to love. Destroy not him with thy meat for whom Christ has died.

Do not destroy the work of God on account of food. All [things] [are] clean, but [it is] wrong for the person {who eats and stumbles in the process}.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

I am aware of nothing against myself and I feel blameless, but I am not by this acquitted [before God]. It is the Lord who judges me.

We are [regarded as] fools for Christ, but you are so wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are highly esteemed, but we are dishonored.

So if you have law courts dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint them as judges who are of no account in the church?

but on account of fornications, let each have his own wife, and each woman have her own husband.

I think then that this is good, on account of the present necessity, that it is good for a man to remain so as he is.

But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

for indeed man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.

On this account many among you are weak and infirm, and a good many are fallen asleep.

If the foot say, Because I am not a hand I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body?

And if the ear say, Because I am not an eye I am not of the body, is it on account of this not indeed of the body?

does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,

But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an ungifted man enters, he is convicted by all, he is called to account by all;

So allow no one to treat him with disdain [as if he were inconsequential]. But send him off [cordially, and speed him on his way] in peace, so that he may come to me, for I am expecting him [to come along] with the other brothers.

not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

(But if the ministry of death, in letters, graven in stones, began with glory, so that the children of Israel could not fix their eyes on the face of Moses, on account of the glory of his face, a glory which is annulled;

For also that which was glorified is not glorified in this respect, on account of the surpassing glory.

for we who live are always delivered unto death on account of Jesus, that the life also of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh;

For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.

That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.

My words to you are without fear, I am full of pride on account of you: I have great comfort and joy in all our troubles.

And not only by his arrival, but also by [his account of] the encouragement which he received in regard to you. He told us about your longing [for us], your mourning [over sin], and how eagerly you took my part and supported me, so that I rejoiced even more.

So then, even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong, or on account of the one who was wronged, but to reveal to you your eagerness on our behalf before God.

For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.

For I know your earnest willingness, on account of which I habitually boast of you to the Macedonians, pointing out to them that for a whole year you in Greece have been ready; and the greater number of them have been spurred on by your ardour.

and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you.

For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.

For if I should desire to glory, I shall not be foolish; for I shall speak the truth: but I forbear, lest any man should account of me above that which he seeth me to be , or heareth from me.

So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.

On this account I write these things being absent, that being present I may not use severity according to the authority which the Lord has given me for building up, and not for overthrowing.

And they gave glory to God on my account.

and it was on account of the false brethren brought in surreptitiously, who came in surreptitiously to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;

But from those who seemed to be important (whatever they were has no weight with me: God does not take man's person into account): those who seemed to be important gave nothing new to me;

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness, [as conformity to God’s will and purpose—so it is with you also].

Why, then, the law? on account of the transgressions it was added, till the seed might come to which the promise hath been made, having been set in order through messengers in the hand of a mediator --

On the contrary, you know that it was because of a physical illness that I [remained and] preached the gospel to you the first time;

On account of this I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles

On account of this, I bend my knees before the Father,

Let no one deceive you with vain words, for on account of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

On this account do not prove yourselves wanting in sense, but try to understand what the Lord's will is.

So that it became clear through all the Praetorium, and to all the rest, that I was a prisoner on account of Christ;

and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

Do nothing in a spirit of factiousness or of vainglory, but, with true humility, let every one regard the rest as being of more account than himself;

because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.

but what things were gain to me these I counted, on account of Christ, loss.

But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all, and count them to be filth, that I may gain Christ;

Finally, believers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable and worthy of respect, whatever is right and confirmed by God’s word, whatever is pure and wholesome, whatever is lovely and brings peace, whatever is admirable and of good repute; if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think continually on these things [center your mind on them, and implant them in your heart].

And you Philippians know that in the early days of preaching the gospel, after I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving except you alone;

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings,

On account of which things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.

praying at the same time for us also, that God may open to us a door of the word to speak the mystery of Christ, on account of which also I am bound,

On this account we wanted to come to you--at least I Paul wanted again and again to do so--but Satan hindered us.

For what thanksgiving can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice on account of you before our God,

and to regard them exceedingly in love on account of their work. Be in peace among yourselves.

Drink no longer only water, but use a little wine on account of thy stomach and thy frequent illnesses.

Who gave us salvation, marking us out for his purpose, not on account of our works, but in the measure of his purpose and his grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.

On account of this, I left you behind in Crete, in order that what remains may be set in order and you may appoint elders in every town, as I ordered you.

This description is true. So rebuke them sharply so that they will be sound in the faith and free from doctrinal error,

If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account;

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?