Romans 14:12

Easy-to-Read Version

So each of us will have to explain to God about the things we do.

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.

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.

Bible in Basic English
So every one of us will have to give an 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 Be willing to accept those who still have doubts about what believers can do. And don't argue with them about their different ideas. ² Some people believe they can eat any kind of food, but those who have doubts eat only vegetables. ³ Those who know they can eat any kind of food must not feel that they are better than those who eat only vegetables. And those who eat only vegetables must not decide that those who eat all foods are wrong. God has accepted them. ⁴ You cannot judge the servants of someone else. Their own master decides if they are doing right or wrong. And the Lord's servants will be right, because the Lord is able to make them right. ⁵ Some people might believe that one day is more important than another. And others might believe that every day is the same. Everyone should be sure about their beliefs in their own mind. ⁶ Those who think one day is more important than other days are doing that for the Lord. And those who eat all kinds of food are doing that for the Lord. Yes, they give thanks to God for that food. And those who refuse to eat some foods do that for the Lord. They also give thanks to God. ⁷ We don't live or die just for ourselves. ⁸ If we live, we are living for the Lord. And if we die, we are dying for the Lord. So living or dying, we belong to the Lord. ⁹ That is why Christ died and rose from death to live again—so that he could be Lord over those who have died and those who are living. ¹⁰ So why do you judge your brother or sister in Christ? Or why do you think that you are better than they are? We will all stand before God, and he will judge us all.

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
This is the history of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.

Genesis 12:5
He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the slaves, and all the other things he had gotten in Haran. Then he and his group moved to the land of Canaan.

Genesis 14:9
They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar. So there were four kings fighting against five.

Genesis 14:11
So Kedorlaomer and his armies took everything that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah owned. They took all their food and clothing and left.

Genesis 14:12
Lot, the son of Abram's brother, was living in Sodom, and they captured him. They also took everything he owned and left.

Genesis 14:13
One of the men who had escaped went to Abram the Hebrew and told him what happened. Abram was camped near the trees of Mamre the Amorite. Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner had made an agreement to help each other, and they had also signed an agreement to help Abram.

Genesis 14:17
Then Abram went home after he defeated Kedorlaomer and the kings with him. On his way home, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh. (This is now called King's Valley.)

Genesis 14:19
He blessed Abram and said, "Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the one who made heaven and earth.

Numbers 16:26
Moses warned the people, "Move away from the tents of these evil men. Don't touch anything that belongs to them! If you do, you will be destroyed because of their sins."

Job 9:23
Is it God who laughs when a disaster kills innocent people?

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.