Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Obey your leaders
International Standard Version
Continue to follow and be submissive to your leaders, since they are watching over your souls as those who will have to give a word of explanation. By doing this, you will be letting them carry out their duties joyfully, and not with grief, for that would be harmful for you.
A Conservative Version
Have confidence in those who lead you, and yield yourselves, for they watch for your souls as men who will render account, so that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this is unprofitable for you.
American Standard Version
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them : for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.
Amplified
Obey your [spiritual] leaders and submit to them [recognizing their authority over you], for they are keeping watch over your souls and continually guarding your spiritual welfare as those who will give an account [of their stewardship of you]. Let them do this with joy and not with grief and groans, for this would be of no benefit to you.
An Understandable Version
[You should] obey your leaders [Note: This probably refers to church elders] and submit to their oversight, for they look out for [the welfare of] your souls as men who will give an accounting [for your spiritual progress]. [Be obedient], so that they will be able to do this joyfully and not with sorrow, for that would be unprofitable to you.
Anderson New Testament
Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive: for they watch for your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for that would be fatal to you.
Bible in Basic English
Give ear to those who are rulers over you, and do as they say: for they keep watch over your souls, ready to give an account of them; let them be able to do this with joy and not with grief, because that would be of no profit to you.
Common New Testament
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as men who will have to give account. Let them do this with joy, and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
Confide in your guides, and be respectful: that they who are vigilant, as being accountable for your souls, may discharge themselves with cheerfulness, and not with anxiety, which would be to your prejudice.
Darby Translation
Obey your leaders, and be submissive; for they watch over your souls as those that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not groaning, for this would be unprofitable for you.
Godbey New Testament
Obey your leaders, and be submissive: for they are watching for your souls, as they shall give an account that they may do this with joy and not with grief, for this is unprofitable to you.
Goodspeed New Testament
Obey your leaders and give way to them, for they are keeping watch in defense of your souls, as men accountable for the trust. Make their work a joy and not a grief, for that would be the worse for you.
John Wesley New Testament
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves; for they watch over your souls, as they that must give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with groans: for that is unprofitable for you.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Obey your leaders and submit [to them], for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not [with] groaning, for this [would be] unprofitable for you.
Modern King James verseion
Yield to those leading you, and be submissive, for they watch for your souls, as those who must give account, that they may do it with joy and not with grief; for that is unprofitable for you.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Obey them that have the oversight of you, and submit yourselves to them, for they watch for your souls, even as they that must give accounts for them: that they may do it with joy, and not with grief. For that is an unprofitable thing for you.
Moffatt New Testament
Obey your leaders, submit to them; for they are alive to the interests of your souls, as men who will have to account for their trust. Let their work be a joy to them and not a grief ??which would be a loss to yourselves.
Montgomery New Testament
Obey your leaders and submit to them; for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who must give account; that they may do thus with joy and not with lamentation, for this would be unprofitable to you.
NET Bible
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.
New Heart English Bible
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Noyes New Testament
Obey your leaders, and submit yourselves to them; for they keep watch in behalf of your souls, as those who must give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief; for this is not for your advantage.
Sawyer New Testament
Obey your guides and be in subjection; for they watch for your souls as having to give an account, that they may do this with joy and not with grief; for this is unprofitable for you.
The Emphasized Bible
Be yielding unto them who are guiding you, and submit yourselves; for they are watching over your souls, as having an account to render, that, with joy the same they may be doing, and not with sighing, - for, unprofitable unto you, were, this.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Obey your presidents, and be subject to them: for they are vigilant for your souls, as being to render an account, that they may do it with joy, and not groaning: for that would be disadvantageous for you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Obey your Leaders, and submit to their control, for they are watching over your souls, as men who will have to render an account, so that they may do it with joy, and not in sorrow. That would not be to your advantage.
Webster
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.
Weymouth New Testament
Obey your leaders and be submissive to them. For they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will have to give account; that they may do this with joy and not with lamentation. For that would be of no advantage to you.
Williams New Testament
Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief.
World English Bible
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
Worrell New Testament
Obey those who are your leaders, and submit to them; for they watch in behalf of your souls, as those who are to give an account; that they may do this with joy, and not with sighing; for this would be unprofitable for you.
Worsley New Testament
Be ruled by those that are your guides, and submit to them: for they watch for your souls; (as those that must give an account) that they may do it with joy and not with uneasiness: for this were unprofitable for you.
Youngs Literal Translation
Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.
Themes
Christian ministers » Duties of the church to
Church » Duty of, to ministers
Church » Accessions to » Authority of
Discipline of the church » Should be submitted to
Government » Ecclesiastical » The authority of
Imitation » Of worldly people and customs condemned » Spiritual
Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
Leaders » Responsibility of » Select reading
Leaders » Preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Remuneration of » Responsibility of
Ministers » Work of preaching » Spiritual watchmen
Ministers » Their people are bound, to » Obey them
Ministers » Are bound, to » Watch for souls
Religious » Responsibility of » Select reading
Religious » Support of unfaithful » Spiritual watchmen
Responsibility » According to privileges » Of ministers, etc
Reverence » For servants of God
Spiritual » Of God's word sins of » Imitation
Spiritual » Warfare characteristics of » Watchmen
Submission » To the authority of the church
Watchfulness » Faithful ministers exercise
Interlinear
hegeomai
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Gar
ὑπέρ
Huper
γάρ
Gar
for, of, above, for sake, on behalf, more than, in stead, than, very chiefest Trans, beyond, to, over, more, exceedingly abundantly , exceedingly , very highly ,
for, , not tr
Usage: 138
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Hina
τοῦτο
Touto
Usage: 232
Poieo
Touto
me
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in Hebrews 13:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concluding Ethical Instructions
16 And the doing good and mutual participation forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. 17 Believe them guiding you, and yield: (for they watch vigilantly for your souls, as going to return the word.) that with joy they might do this, and not lamenting: for this unprofitable for you. 18 Pray for us: for we have trusted that we have a good consciousness, in all things wishing to be well occupied.
Names
Cross References
Acts 20:28
Attend therefore to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit set you inspectors, to feed the church of God, which he acquired by his own blood.
Hebrews 13:7
Remember them guiding you, who spake to you the word of God: of whom, observing narrowly the issue of the mode of life, imitate the faith:
1 Corinthians 16:16
That also ye be subjected to such, and to every one cooperating, and to the wearied.
1 Timothy 5:17
Let the elders having presided well be deemed worthy of double honour, chiefly they being wearied in word and doctrine.
Genesis 16:9
And the messenger of Jehovah will say to her, Turn back to thy mistress and be humbled under her hands.
Exodus 32:31
And Moses will turn back to Jehovah, and say, Ah, now, this people sinned a great sin, and they will make to them golden gods.
1 Samuel 8:19
And the people will refuse to hear to the voice of Samuel; and they will say, Nay; but a king shall be over us.
1 Samuel 15:19-20
And wherefore didst thou not hear to the voice of Jehovah, and wilt clothe thyself with the spoil, and thou wilt do the evil in the eyes of Jehovah.
Proverbs 5:13
And I heard not to the voice of him teaching me, and I inclined not mine ear to him instructing me.
Isaiah 62:6
I appointed those watching over thy walls, O Jerusalem: all the day and all the night continually they shall not be silent: ye remembering Jehovah, no stillness to you.
Jeremiah 13:17
And if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in hiding places from the face of pride, and mine eye weeping shall weep and bring down tears, because the flock of Jehovah was taken captive.
Ezekiel 3:17-21
Son of man, I gave thee a watchman to the house of Israel: and hear thou the word from my mouth, and admonish them from me.
Ezekiel 33:2
Son of man, speak to the sons of thy people and say to them, A land, when I shall bring the sword upon her, and the people of the land took one man from their extremities, and they gave him to them for a watchman.
Ezekiel 33:7-9
And thou son of man, I gave thee a watchman to the house of Israel; and thou heardest the word from my mouth, and thou didst warn them from me.
Luke 16:2
And having called him, he said to him, What is this I hear of thee give back the word of thy stewardship; for thou canst no more be steward.
Acts 20:24-26
But the word of none do I make mine own, neither have I my soul highly prized to myself, in order to finish my course with joy, and the service which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the good news of the grace of God.
Romans 14:12
So therefore shall each of us give word for himself to God.
1 Corinthians 4:1-2
So let a man reckon us, as servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10-11
For we must all be made manifest before the judgment seat of Christ; that each might receive the things for the body, for what he did, good or bad.
Ephesians 5:21
Yielding obedience to one another in the fear of God.
Philippians 1:4
Always in all my prayer for you all with joy making prayer,
Philippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, as ye have always listened, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and tremor effect your own salvation.
Philippians 2:16
Holding on to the word of life; for boasting to me in the day of Christ, for I ran not in vain, nor was I wearied in vain.
Philippians 2:29
Therefore receive him in the Lord with all joy; and hold such esteemed.
Philippians 3:18
(For many walk, of whom I said to you often, and now also say weeping, the enemies of the cross of Christ:
Philippians 4:1
Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, thus stand ye in the Lord, dearly beloved.
1 Thessalonians 2:19-20
For what our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Are not also ye before our Lord Jesus Christ in his arrival?
1 Thessalonians 3:9-10
For what thankfulness can we return to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for you before our God;
1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
And we ask you, brethren, to know those being fatigued among you, and set over you in the Lord, and reminding you;
2 Thessalonians 3:14
And if any listen not to our word by the epistle, mark him, and mix not together with him, that he may change.
Hebrews 13:24
Greet all them guiding you, and all the holy.
James 4:7
Be subjected therefore to God. Resist the accuser, and he will flee from you.
1 Peter 5:2-3
Tend the flock of God which among you, inspecting, not by force, but voluntarily; neither occupied in sordid gain, but of a ready will;
1 Peter 5:5
Likewise, ye younger, be subjected to the elders. And all being subject to one another, be wrapped up in humility: for God opposes the proud, and gives grace to the humble.