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

Be mindful of those leading you, who did speak to you the word of God, whose faith -- considering the issue of the behaviour -- be imitating,

And the people refuse to hearken to the voice of Samuel, and say, 'Nay, but a king is over us,

and why hast thou not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah -- and dost fly unto the spoil, and dost do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah?'

And I have not hearkened to the voice of my directors, And to my teachers have not inclined mine ear.

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

And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

Submit

And the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Turn back unto thy mistress, and humble thyself under her hands;'

that ye also be subject to such, and to every one who is working with us and labouring;

subjecting yourselves to one another in the fear of God.

be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;

In like manner, ye younger, be subject to elders, and all to one another subjecting yourselves; with humble-mindedness clothe yourselves, because God the proud doth resist, but to the humble He doth give grace;

Give account

and having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear about thee? render the account of thy stewardship, for thou mayest not any longer be steward.

so, then, each of us concerning himself shall give reckoning to God;

for all of us it behoveth to be manifested before the tribunal of the Christ, that each one may receive the things done through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

With joy

always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;

So then, my brethren, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand ye in the Lord, beloved.

for what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? are not even ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his presence?

for what thanks are we able to recompense to God for you, for all the joy with which we do joy because of you in the presence of our God?

With grief

And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Oh this people hath sinned a great sin, that they make to themselves a god of gold;

And if ye do not hear it, In secret places doth my soul weep, because of pride, Yea, it weepeth sore, And the tear cometh down mine eyes, For the flock of Jehovah hath been taken captive.

for many walk of whom many times I told you -- and now also weeping tell -- the enemies of the cross of the Christ!

General references

And there were gathered together the apostles and the elders, to see about this matter,