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 leaders, who spoke to you the word of God; and considering well the end of their manner of life, imitate their faith.

So then, my beloved, as ye always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;

And we beseech you, brethren, to know those who labor among you, and preside over you in the Lord, and admonish you,

And if any one obey not our word by this epistle, mark that man; and keep no company with him, that he may be shamed;

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor; especially they who labor in the word and in teaching.

Submit

that ye submit yourselves to such as they are, and to every one that worketh with us, and laboreth.

submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

Submit yourselves therefore to God; resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.

In like manner, ye younger men, submit yourselves to the elder; and all of you be clothed with humility toward each other; for "God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble."

Give account

And he called him, and said to him, What is this that I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.

So then every one of us will give account of himself to God.

For we must all be made manifest before the judgmentseat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in his body, according to what he did, whether good or bad.

With joy

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

holding forth the word of life, that I may have whereof to boast against the day of Christ, that I did not run in vain, or labor in vain.

Therefore, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of glorying? Is it not even ye, in the presence of our Lord Jesus at his coming?

For what thanks can we render to God for you, for all the joy wherewith we rejoice for your sakes before our God;

With grief

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

General references

And the apostles and the elders came together to consider this matter.