Bible Verses About Moral Responsibility

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

So shalt thou put away the guilt of innocent blood from among you, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord.

And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the Lord; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

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

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he shall surely live.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out.

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,

That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

This is the first and great commandment.

And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man’s, who shall give you that which is your own?

Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;