Bible Verses About Responsibility

And he answered, and said vnto him, Lord, let it alone this yeere also, till I digge round about it, and doung it.

And if it beare fruite, well: if not, then after thou shalt cut it downe.

He saide therefore, A certaine noble man went into a farre countrey, to receiue for himselfe a kingdome, and so to come againe.

And he called his ten seruants, and deliuered them ten pieces of money, and sayd vnto them, Occupie till I come.

Nowe his citizens hated him, and sent an ambassage after him, saying, We will not haue this man to reigne ouer vs.

And it came to passe, when hee was come againe, and had receiued his kingdome, that he commanded the seruants to be called to him, to whome he gaue his money, that he might knowe what euery man had gained.

Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased ten pieces.

And he sayd vnto him, Well, good seruant: because thou hast bene faithfull in a very litle thing, take thou authoritie ouer ten cities.

And the second came, saying, Lord, thy piece hath encreased fiue pieces.

And to the same he sayd, Be thou also ruler ouer fiue cities.

So the other came, and sayd, Lord, beholde thy piece, which I haue laide vp in a napkin:

For I feared thee, because thou art a straight man: thou takest vp, that thou layedst not downe, and reapest that thou diddest not sowe.

Then he sayde vnto him, Of thine owne mouth will I iudge thee, O euill seruant. Thou knewest that I am a straight man, taking vp that I layd not downe, and reaping that I did not sowe.

Wherefore then gauest not thou my money into the banke, that at my coming I might haue required it with vantage?

And he sayd to them that stoode by, Take from him that piece, and giue it him that hath ten pieces.

(And they sayd vnto him, Lord, hee hath ten pieces.)

For I say vnto you, that vnto all them that haue, it shalbe giuen: and from him that hath not, euen that he hath, shalbe taken from him.

Moreouer, those mine enemies, which would not that I should reigne ouer them, bring hither, and slay them before me.

And as he behelde, he sawe the rich men, which cast their giftes into the treasurie.

And he sawe also a certaine poore widowe which cast in thither two mites:

And he sayd, Of a trueth I say vnto you, that this poore widowe hath cast in more then they all.

For they all haue of their superfluitie cast into the offerings of God: but she of her penurie hath cast in all the liuing that she had.

Hee that beleeueth in him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because he hath not beleeued in the Name of that onely begotten Sonne of God.

And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill.

Iesus sayd vnto them, If ye were blinde, ye should not haue sinne: but nowe ye say, We see: therefore your sinne remaineth.