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

Submit

1 Peter 5:5

Give account

Luke 16:2

Romans 14:12

2 Corinthians 5:10

With joy

1 Thessalonians 3:9

With grief

Exodus 32:31

Jeremiah 13:17

Philippians 3:18

General references

Acts 15:6

Bible References

Obey

Remember them which have the oversight of you, which have declared unto you the word of God: consider the conversation of their living, the end of whose conversation see that ye look upon, and follow their faith.

Nevertheless, the people would not hear the voice of Samuel, but did say, "Nay, not so: But there shall be a king over us,

And wherefore hast thou now not obeyed the voice of the LORD: But didst turn to the prey and hast wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD?"

Wherefore was not I obedient unto the voice of my teachers, and hearken not unto them that informed me?

Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed - not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence - even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

We beseech you brethren, that ye know them which labour among you, and have the oversight of you in the Lord,

If any man obey not our sayings, send us word of him by a letter: and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed:

The elders that rule well are worthy of double honour, most specially they which labour in the word and in teaching.

Submit

And the Angel of the LORD said unto her, "Return to thy mistress again, and submit thyself under her hands."

I beseech you that ye be obedient unto such, and to all that help and labour.

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Submit yourselves to God, and resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Likewise, ye younger submit yourselves unto the elder. Submit yourselves every man, one to another. Knit yourselves together in lowliness of mind. For God resisteth the proud and giveth grace to the humble.

Give account

And he called him, and said unto him, 'How is it, that I hear this of thee? Give accounts of thy stewardship. For thou mayest be no longer my steward.'

So shall every one of us give accounts of himself to God.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that every man may receive the works of his body according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

With joy

always in all my prayers for you all, and pray with gladness,

holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain.

Therefore my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so continue in the Lord, ye beloved.

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

For what thanks can we recompense to God again for you, over all the joy that we joy for your sakes before our God,

With grief

And Moses went again unto the LORD and said, "O, this people have sinned a great sin and have made them a god of gold:

But if ye will not hear me, that give you secret warning, I will mourn from my whole heart for your stubbornness. Piteously will I weep, and the tears shall gush out of mine eyes. For the LORD's flock shall be carried away captive.

For many walk - of whom I have told you often, and now tell you weeping - that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ,

General references

And the apostles and elders came together to reason of this matter.