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 them that had the rule over you, who spake to you the word of God, whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

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

Now we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labour among you,

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and teaching.

Submit

That ye also submit to such, and to every one that worketh with us and laboureth.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

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

In like manner, ye younger, submit yourselves to the elder, and be ye all subject to each other. Be ye cloathed with humility; for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Give account

And calling him, he said to him, Why hear I this of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship, for thou canst be no longer steward.

So 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 every one may receive according to what he hath done in the body, whether good or evil.

With joy

Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,

Holding fast the word of life, that I may glory in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

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

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not ye also before 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 sake before our God?

With grief

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: Whose end is destruction,

General references

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