Hebrews 13:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Obey

1 Timothy 5:17

Submit

Give account

Luke 16:2

Romans 14:12

2 Corinthians 5:10

With joy

1 Thessalonians 3:9

With grief

Philippians 3:18

General references

Acts 15:6

Bible References

Obey

Remember your presidents, who have spoken to you the word of God: the ultimate issue of whose conduct attentively observing, be imitators of their fidelity.

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always been obedient, not only during my presence with you, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling work out your own salvation.

Now we entreat you, brethren, to know those who labour among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

And if any man obey not our word by letter, mark that man, and maintain no society with him, that he may be ashamed.

Let the elders who preside properly be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who are laborious in preaching and teaching.

Submit

wherefore submit yourselves to such, and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth.

being subject one to another in the fear of God.

Be in subjection then to God. Resist the devil, and he will fly from you.

In like manner, ye who are younger persons, be in subjection to your elders: but all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed from head to foot with humility: for God sets himself in opposition to the proud, but he giveth grace to the lowly.

Give account

And calling him, he said to him, What is this report I hear of thee? give up the account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer in that office.

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

For we must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ, that each may receive the things done in the body according to what he hath done, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

With joy

always in every prayer of mine for you all, making request with joy,

holding up the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor laboured in vain.

WHEREFORE, my brethren, beloved, and very dear to me, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, O beloved.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

For what sufficient thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice on your account before our God,

With grief

For many walk, whom I have often mentioned to you, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:

General references

Then the apostles and presbyters were assembled to consider of this matter.