accountability
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12And so, each one of us shall offer an explanation of himself to God.
16Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be saved. For the unremitting prayer of a just person prevails over many things.
1And, brothers, if a man has been overtaken by any offense, you who are spiritual should instruct someone like this with a spirit of leniency, considering that you yourselves might also be tempted. 2Carry one another’s burdens, and so shall you fulfill the law of Christ. 3For if anyone considers himself to be something, though he may be nothing, he deceives himself. 4So let each one prove his own work. And in this way, he shall have glory in himself only, and not in another. 5For each one shall carry his own burden.
11Because of this, console one another and build up one another, just as you are doing.
17Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
36But I say to you, that for every idle word which men will have spoken, they shall render an account in the day of judgment. 37For by your words shall you be justified, and by your words shall you be condemned.”
3Be attentive to yourselves. If your brother has sinned against you, correct him. And if he has repented, forgive him.
13And there is no created thing that is invisible to his sight. For all things are naked and open to the eyes of him, about whom we are speaking.
9Therefore, it is better for two to be together, than for one to be alone. For they have the advantage of their companionship. 10If one falls, he shall be supported by the other. Woe to one who is alone. For when he falls, he has no one to lift him up. 11And if two are sleeping, they warm one another. How can one person alone be warmed? 12And if a man can prevail against one, two may withstand him, and a threefold cord is broken with difficulty.
10I am the Lord, who examines the heart and tests the temperament, who gives to each one according to his way and according to the fruit of his own decisions.
47And that servant, who knew the will of his Lord, and who did not prepare and did not act according to his will, will be beaten many times over. 48Yet he who did not know, and who acted in a way that deserves a beating, will be beaten fewer times. So then, of all to whom much has been given, much will be required. And of those to whom much has been entrusted, even more will be asked.
20The soul that sins, the same shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son. The justice of the just man shall be upon himself, but the impiety of the impious man shall be upon himself.
17Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.
10For it is necessary for us to be manifested before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive the proper things of the body, according to his behavior, whether it was good or evil.