and you will even be brought before governors and kings on My account, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.

The one who has found his life will lose it, and the one who has lost his life on My account will find it.

But I tell you that for every careless word that people speak, they will give an account of it on the day of judgment.

“For this reason the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his slaves.

And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or farms on account of My name, will receive many times as much, and will inherit eternal life.

“Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them.

For Herod himself had sent men and had John arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, because he had married her.

Introduction

Since many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us,

Blessed are you when the people hate you, and when they exclude you, and insult you, and scorn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man.

When the apostles returned, they gave an account to Him of all that they had done. And taking them with Him, He withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida.

And he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’

“But before all these things, they will lay their hands on you and persecute you, turning you over to the synagogues and prisons, bringing you before kings and governors on account of My name.

nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.”

The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not on account of Jesus only, but so that they might also see Lazarus, whom He raised from the dead.

because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

But all these things they will do to you on account of My name, because they do not know the One who sent Me.

Therefore this account went out among the brothers, that that disciple would not die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you?”

Introduction

The first account I composed, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach,

When they had threatened them further, they let them go (finding no basis on which to punish them) on account of the people, because they were all glorifying God for what had happened;

For indeed, we are in danger of being accused of a riot in connection with today’s events, since there is no real reason for it, and in this connection we will be unable to account for this disorderly gathering.”

But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of God’s grace.

Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who are under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world may become accountable to God;

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

In relation to the gospel they are enemies on your account, but in relation to God’s choice they are beloved on account of the fathers;

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