"And he calledhim and saidto him, 'Whatis thisI hearaboutyou? Givean accountingof your management,for you cannolongerbe manager.'
For Godwill bringeveryactto judgment,everythingwhich is hidden,whetherit is goodor evil.
"But I tellyou that everycarelesswordthat peoplespeak,they shall givean accountingfor it in the dayof judgment.
"When eveningcame,the ownerof the vineyardsaidto his foreman,'Callthe laborersand paythem their wages,beginningwith the last[group] to the first.'
"But Godsaidto him, 'You fool!This[very] nightyour soulis requiredof you; and [now] whowill own whatyou have prepared?'
And the Lordsaid,"Whothenis the faithfuland sensiblesteward,whomhis masterwill put in chargeof his servants,to givethem their rationsat the proper time?
NowHe was alsosayingto the disciples,"There was a richmanwhohada manager,and this[manager] was reportedto him as squanderinghis possessions.
"The managersaidto himself,'Whatshall I do,sincemy masteris takingthe managementawayfrom me? I am not strong enoughto dig;I am ashamedto beg.
So theneach oneof us will givean accountof himselfto God.
For I have been informedconcerningyou, my brethren,by Chloe's[people], that there are quarrelsamongyou.
In this case,moreover,it is requiredof stewardsthat onebe foundtrustworthy.
Thereforedo not go on passing judgmentbeforethe time,[but wait] untilthe Lordcomeswhowill bothbring to lightthe things hiddenin the darknessand disclosethe motivesof [men's] hearts;and theneach man'spraisewill cometo him from God.
For we mustallappearbeforethe judgment seatof Christ,sothat each onemay be recompensedfor his deeds in the body,accordingto whathe has done,whethergoodorbad.
Do not neglectthe spiritual giftwithinyou, whichwas bestowedon you throughprophetic utterancewith the layingon of handsby the presbytery.
The sinsof somemenare quite evident,going beforethem to judgment;for others,their [sins] follow after.
As each onehas receiveda [special] gift,employ it in servingone anotheras goodstewardsof the manifoldgraceof God.
but they will giveaccountto Him who is readyto judgethe livingand the dead.
And I sawthe dead,the greatand the small,standingbeforethe throne,and bookswere opened;and anotherbookwas opened,whichis [the book] of life;and the deadwere judgedfrom the things which were writtenin the books,accordingto their deeds.
