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.

你们要依从那些引导你们的，且要顺服；因他们为你们的灵魂时刻警醒，好像那将来交账的人。你们要使他们交的时候有快乐，不致忧愁；若忧愁就与你们无益了。

你们要服从那些引导你们的，并且要顺服，因为他们为你们的灵魂时刻警醒，像在上帝面前交账的人，让他们在交账的时候有喜乐，而不是叹息，叹息就对你们无益了。

你们要服从那些引导你们的，并且要顺服，因为他们为你们的灵魂时刻警醒，像在神面前交账的人，让他们在交账的时候有喜乐，而不是叹息，叹息就对你们无益了。

要顺服引导你们的人，因为他们为你们的灵魂时刻警醒，将来要向上帝交账。你们要听从他们，使他们满心喜乐地尽此职责，不致忧愁，否则对你们毫无益处。

你们要听从那些领导你们的人，也要顺服他们；因为他们为你们的灵魂警醒，好像要交帐的人一样。你们要使他们交帐的时候快快乐乐，不至于叹息；如果他们叹息，对你们就没有好处了。

你们要信任那些带领你们的人，要服从他们，因为他们做为要交账的人，要为你们的灵魂时刻警醒。你们要让他们能怀着喜乐的心做这事，而不至叹息，因为让他们叹息，对你们并没有益处。

你們要依從那些引導你們的，且要順服；因他們為你們的靈魂時刻警醒，好像那將來交帳的人。你們要使他們交的時候有快樂，不致憂愁；若憂愁就與你們無益了。

你們要服從那些引導你們的，並且要順服，因為他們為你們的靈魂時刻警醒，像在上帝面前交賬的人，讓他們在交賬的時候有喜樂，而不是嘆息，嘆息就對你們無益了。

你們要服從那些引導你們的，並且要順服，因為他們為你們的靈魂時刻警醒，像在神面前交賬的人，讓他們在交賬的時候有喜樂，而不是嘆息，嘆息就對你們無益了。

要順服引導你們的人，因為他們為你們的靈魂時刻警醒，將來要向上帝交帳。你們要聽從他們，使他們滿心喜樂地盡此職責，不致憂愁，否則對你們毫無益處。

你們要聽從那些領導你們的人，也要順服他們；因為他們為你們的靈魂警醒，好像要交帳的人一樣。你們要使他們交帳的時候快快樂樂，不至於歎息；如果他們歎息，對你們就沒有好處了。

要信從你們的領袖，誠服他們；因為他們為你們的靈魂覺醒着，好像將要交賬的人；你們要讓他們歡歡喜喜地作這事而不嘆息。他們若嘆息，是於你們無益的。

你們要信任那些帶領你們的人，要服從他們，因為他們做為要交帳的人，要為你們的靈魂時刻警醒。你們要讓他們能懷著喜樂的心做這事，而不至嘆息，因為讓他們嘆息，對你們並沒有益處。

導爾者宜順服之、因彼為爾靈儆醒、如將陳訴者、使彼於此樂而不憂、否則於爾無益也、○

啟迪蘭者、亦必被鞫、故為爾魂儆醒、爾當信從、使彼喜而不憂、反是、則無益於爾、

導爾之師、爾當信從順服、彼為爾靈魂警醒、知因此必被審判、當使彼樂而無憂以為之、否則無益於爾、

爾等之導師、責任綦重、朝乾夕惕、守望爾等靈心、俾來日有以復命；爾等自應順從其教訓、拳拳服膺、庶幾彼等於勞苦之中、獲得欣慰；切莫重貽其憂、於爾等亦不利也。

Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.

Trust in your leaders. Put yourselves under their authority. Do this, because they keep watch over you. They know they are accountable to God for everything they do. Do this, so that their work will be a joy. If you make their work a heavy load, it won’t do you any good.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.

Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.

Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

Obey your leaders and submit to them— for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account— so that they may do this with joy, not groaning; for this would be unhelpful for you.

Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive, for they watch out for your souls, as those who must give account. Let them do so with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

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.

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 grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.

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 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.

Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

Elders who provide effective leadership must be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard in speaking and teaching.

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

Give a shepherd’s care to God’s flock among you, exercising oversight not merely as a duty but willingly under God’s direction, not for shameful profit but eagerly.And do not lord it over those entrusted to you, but be examples to the flock.

But if you will not pay attention to this warning, I will weep alone because of your arrogant pride. I will weep bitterly and my eyes will overflow with tears because you, the LORD’s flock, will be carried into exile.”

“ As for you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must warn them on my behalf.When I say to the wicked,‘ O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, and he refuses to change, he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.

also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

So then, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, continue working out your salvation with awe and reverence,

“ Son of man, I have appointed you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you must give them a warning from me.When I say to the wicked,“ You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked deed and wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.“ When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”

Why haven’t you obeyed the LORD? Instead you have greedily rushed upon the plunder! You have done what is wrong in the LORD’s estimation.”Then Saul said to Samuel,“ But I have obeyed the LORD! I went on the campaign the LORD sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.

One should think about us this way– as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

For who is our hope or joy or crown to boast of before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not of course you?For you are our glory and joy!

So Moses returned to the LORD and said,“ Alas, this people has committed a very serious sin, and they have made for themselves gods of gold.

So welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him,

For how can we thank God enough for you, for all the joy we feel because of you before our God?We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

I always pray with joy in my every prayer for all of you

and submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Therefore, each of us will give an account of himself to God.

I post watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they should keep praying all day and all night. You who pray to the LORD, don’t be silent!

“ Son of man, speak to your people, and say to them,‘ Suppose I bring a sword against the land, and the people of the land take one man from their borders and make him their watchman.

But I do not consider my life worth anything to myself, so that I may finish my task and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.“ And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.

Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“ Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.Therefore, because we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people, but we are well known to God, and I hope we are well known to your consciences too.

But the people refused to heed Samuel’s warning. Instead they said,“ No! There will be a king over us!

For I did not obey my teachers and I did not heed my instructors.

by holding on to the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain.

So submit to God. But resist the devil and he will flee from you.

So he called the manager in and said to him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’

For many live, about whom I have often told you, and now, with tears, I tell you that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ.

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Greetings to all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.