Quotes about Responsibility
We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
— 2 Thessalonians 3:12
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
— 1 Timothy 2:14
This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
— 1 Timothy 3:1
An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
— 1 Timothy 3:4
For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
— 1 Timothy 3:5
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
— 1 Timothy 3:8
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
— 1 Timothy 3:12
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
— 1 Timothy 4:14
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
— 1 Timothy 5:8
and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
— 1 Timothy 5:12
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
— 1 Timothy 5:13
So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
— 1 Timothy 5:14