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Hebrews 13:17
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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.
About Hebrews 13:17
Hebrews 13:17 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Leaders in the Bible, Bible Verses for Pastors, and Submission to Authorities in the Bible. Found in the epistle of Hebrews, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Exodus 18:21
“Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:”
- Proverbs 29:2
“When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.”
- Romans 13:1
“Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.”
- 1 Timothy 3:2
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
- Titus 1:7
“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”
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How to Apply Hebrews 13:17
Meditate on Hebrews 13:17 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Leaders in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.