Hebrews 13:17
“Obey them that haue the rule ouer you, and submit your selues: for they watch for your soules, as they that must giue account, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you.”
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Hebrews 13:17 Context
15By him therefore let vs offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lippes, giuing thankes to his Name. 16But to doe good, and to communicate forget not, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17Obey them that haue the rule ouer you, and submit your selues: for they watch for your soules, as they that must giue account, that they may doe it with ioy, and not with griefe: for that is vnprofitable for you. 18Pray for vs: for we trust wee haue a good conscience in all things, willing to liue honestly. 19But I beseech you the rather to doe this, that I may be restored to you the sooner.
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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.
- King James Version
Obey your leaders and submit {to them,} for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with grief, for this would be unprofitable for you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)