Hebrews 13:17

Obey and submit to your leaders, for they keep watch over your souls, as those who will give account. Obey so that your leaders will do this with joy, and not with groaning, which would be useless to you.

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In The King James Version

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

In Context

16Let us not forget doing good and helping one another, for it is with such sacrifices that God is very pleased.

18Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a clean conscience and that we desire to live rightly in all things.

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Cross References

Exodus 32:31Moses returned to Yahweh and said, “Oh, these people have committed a great sin and made themselves an idol of gold.

1 Samuel 15:19Why did you not obey the voice of Yahweh, but instead you seized the booty and did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh?”

Isaiah 62:6I have put watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem; 1 they are not silent day or night. 1 You who keep reminding Yahweh, do not pause. 1

Ezekiel 3:17“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel, so listen to the word from my mouth, and give them my warning.

Ezekiel 33:7Now you yourself, son of man! I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; you will hear the words from my mouth and warn them on my behalf.

Acts 20:24But I do not consider my life is valuable to myself, if only I may finish the race and complete the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.

Matthew Henry on Hebrews 13:2-18

Various Duties. ( a. d. 62.) 1 Let brotherly love continue. 2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. 4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee,… Read the whole commentary →

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