Romans 14:12

Bible in Basic English

So every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

King James Version (1611)
So then euery one of vs shall giue accompt of himselfe to God.

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

English Standard Version
So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

New American Standard Bible
So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.

New Century Version
So each of us will have to answer to God.

Amplified Bible
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God.

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

Berean Standard Bible
So then, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

Contemporary English Version
And so, each of us must give an account to God for what we do.

Complete Jewish Bible
So then, every one of us will have to give an account of himself to God.

Darby Translation
So then each of us shall give an account concerning himself to God.

Easy-to-Read Version
So each of us will have to explain to God about the things we do.

Geneva Bible (1587)
So then euery one of vs shall giue accounts of himselfe to God.

George Lamsa Translation
So then every one of us shall answer for himself to God.

Good News Translation
Every one of us, then, will have to give an account to God.

Lexham English Bible
So each one of us will give an account concerning himself.

Literal Translation
So then each one of us will give account concerning himself to God.

American Standard Version
So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Hebrew Names Version
So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

International Standard Version
Consequently, each of us will give an account of himself to God.Matthew 12:36; Galatians 6:5; 1 Peter 4:5;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
Therefore, every one of us the answer for himself shall give unto Aloha.

Murdock Translation
So then, every one of us must give account of himself to God.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
So shal euery one of vs geue accompt of hym selfe to God.

English Revised Version
So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

World English Bible
So then each one of us will give account of himself to God.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
So then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God.

Weymouth's New Testament
So we see that every one of us will give account of himself to God.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor ech of vs schal yelde resoun to God for hym silf.

Update Bible Version
So then each one of us shall give account of himself to God.

Webster's Bible Translation
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

New English Translation
Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

New King James Version
So then each of us shall give account of himself to God.

New Living Translation
Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.

New Life Bible
Everyone of us will give an answer to God about himself.

New Revised Standard
So then, each of us will be accountable to God.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Hence, then, each one of us, of himself shall give account unto God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore every one of us shall render account to God for himself.

Revised Standard Version
So each of us shall give account of himself to God.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
So shall every one of vs geve accomptes of him selfe to God.

Young's Literal Translation
so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thus shal euery one of vs geue acomptes for himselfe vnto God.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Since then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God;

Simplified Cowboy Version
Ain't nobody going to be standing there making excuses for your life in front of God.

Contextual Overview

¹ Do not put on one side him who is feeble in faith, and do not put him in doubt by your reasonings. ² One man has faith to take all things as food: another who is feeble in faith takes only green food. ³ Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval. ⁴ Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling. ⁵ This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind. ⁶ He who keeps the day, keeps it to the Lord; and he who takes food, takes it as to the Lord, for he gives praise to God; and he who does not take food, to the Lord he takes it not, and gives praise to God. ⁷ For every man's life and every man's death has a relation to others as well as to himself. ⁸ As long as we have life we are living to the Lord; or if we give up our life it is to the Lord; so if we are living, or if our life comes to an end, we are the Lord's. ⁹ And for this purpose Christ went into death and came back again, that he might be the Lord of the dead and of the living. ¹⁰ But you, why do you make yourself your brother's judge? or again, why have you no respect for your brother? because we will all have to take our place before God as our judge.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 11:9, Matthew 12:36, Matthew 18:23-35, Luke 16:2, Galatians 6:5, 1 Peter 4:5

Reciprocal: Acts 24:25 - judgment 1 Corinthians 13:5 - seeketh Hebrews 13:17 - give account Revelation 2:23 - and I will Revelation 22:12 - to give

Cross-References

Genesis 11:27
These are the generations of Terah: Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.

Genesis 12:5
And Abram took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, his brother's son, and all their goods and the servants which they had got in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 14:9
Against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar: four kings against the five.

Genesis 14:11
And the four kings took all the goods and food from Sodom and Gomorrah and went on their way.

Genesis 14:12
And in addition they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who was living in Sodom, and all his goods.

Genesis 14:13
And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.

Genesis 14:17
And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

Genesis 14:19
And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

Numbers 16:26
And he said to the people, Come away now from the tents of these evil men, without touching anything of theirs, or you may be taken in the punishment of their sins.

Job 9:23
If death comes suddenly through disease, he makes sport of the fate of those who have done no wrong.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So then everyone of us,.... this is the conclusion, drawn from the foregoing account of things, that there will be a general judgment, that Christ will be Judge, and all must appear at his bar; from whence it necessarily follows, that every man, and so every Christian, strong or weak, whatever may be his gifts, talents, and abilities,

shall give an account of himself to God; that is, to Christ, who is God; which is another proof of his deity, for he will be the Judge, the Father will judge no man; it is before his judgment seat all shall stand; and therefore the account must be given to him by every one, of himself, and not another; of all his thoughts, words, and deeds, which will be all brought into judgment; and of his time and talents, how they have been spent and used; and of all his gifts of nature, providence, and grace, how they have been exercised for the glory of God, his own good, and the good of others: the formal manner in which this will be done is unknown unto us; however, this is certain, that the saints will have upon this reckoning, in what sort soever it may be, a full and open discharge, through the blood and righteousness of Christ. The Jews q, say, in much such language as the apostle does, that

"when a man removes out of this world, then חושבנא למאריה

יהיב, "he gives an account to his Lord", of all that he has done in the world.''

q Zohar in Gen. fol. 49. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

So then - Wherefore; or according to the doctrine of the Old Testament.

Every one of us - That is, every Christian; for the connection requires us to understand the argument only of Christians. At the same time it is a truth abundantly revealed elsewhere, that “all men” shall give account of their conduct to God; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Matthew 25:0; Ecclesiastes 12:14.

Give account of himself - That is, of his character and conduct; his words and actions; his plans and purposes. In the fearful arraignment of that day every work and purpose shall be brought forth, and tried by the unerring standard of justice. As we shall be called to so fearful an account with God, we should not be engaged in condemning our brethren, but should examine whether we are prepared to give up our account with joy, and not with grief.

To God - The judgment will be conducted by the Lord Jesus; Matthew 25:31-46; Acts 17:31. All judgment is committed to the Son; John 5:22, John 5:27. Still we may be said to give account to God,

1. Because He “appointed” the Messiah to be the Judge Acts 17:31; and,
2. Because the Judge himself is divine.

The Lord Jesus being God as well as man, the account will be rendered directly to the Creator as well as the Redeemer of the world. In this passage there are “two” incidental proofs of the divinity of the Lord Jesus Christ. “First,” the fact that the apostle applies to him language which in the prophecy is expressly spoken by “Yahweh;” and, “Secondly,” the fact that Jesus is declared to be the Judge of all. No being that is not “omniscient” can be qualified to judge the secrets of all people. None who has not “seen” human purposes at all times, and in all places; who has not been a witness of the conduct by day and by night; who has not been present with all the race at all times, and who in the great day cannot discern the true character of the soul, can be qualified to conduct the general judgment. Yet none can possess these qualifications but God. The Lord Jesus, “the judge of quick and dead” 2 Timothy 4:1, is therefore divine.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Romans 14:12. Every one of us shall give account of himself — We shall not, at the bar of God, be obliged to account for the conduct of each other-each shall give account of himself: and let him take heed that he be prepared to give up his accounts with joy.