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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Brothers and sisters, we ask you to accept the godly leaders who work hard among you. They care for you in the Lord. They correct you.Have a lot of respect for them. Love them because of what they do. Live in peace with one another.

Remember your leaders. They spoke God’s word to you. Think about the results of their way of life. Copy their faith.

The elders who do the church’s work well are worth twice as much honor. That is true in a special way of elders who preach and teach.

Keep watch over yourselves. Keep watch over all the believers. The Holy Spirit has made you leaders over them. Be shepherds of God’s church. He bought it with his own blood.

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)

Be shepherds of God’s flock, the believers under your care. Watch over them, though not because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That’s what God wants you to do. Don’t do it because you want to get money in dishonest ways. Do it because you really want to serve.Don’t act as if you were a ruler over those under your care. Instead, be examples to the flock.

If you don’t listen, I will weep in secret. Because you are so proud, I will weep bitterly. Tears will flow from my eyes. The Lord’ s flock will be taken away as prisoners.

“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure that you will die.’ And suppose you do not try to get them to change their ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn that sinful person. You tell them to change their ways. But they do not change. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.

to follow the lead of people like them. Follow everyone who joins in the task and works hard at it.

My dear friends, you have always obeyed God. You obeyed while I was with you. And you have obeyed even more while I am not with you. So continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.

The Lord said,“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a prophet to warn the people of Israel. So listen to my message. Give them a warning from me.Suppose I say to a sinful person,‘ You can be sure you will die.’ And you do not warn them. You do not try to get them to change their evil ways in order to save their life. Then that sinful person will die because they have sinned. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn that sinful person. And they do not turn away from their sin or their evil ways. Then they will die because they have sinned. But you will have saved yourself.“ Or suppose a godly person turns away from their godliness and does what is evil. And suppose I put something in their way that will trip them up. Then they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The godly things that person did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for their death.But suppose you do warn a godly person not to sin. And they do not sin. Then you can be sure that they will live because they listened to your warning. And you will have saved yourself.”

Why didn’t you obey the Lord? Why did you keep for yourselves what you had taken from your enemies? Why did you do what is evil in the sight of the Lord?”“ But I did obey the Lord,” Saul said.“ I went to do what he sent me to do. I completely destroyed the Amalekites. I brought back Agag, their king.

So here is how you should think of us. We serve Christ. We are trusted with the mysteries God has shown us.Those who have been given a trust must prove that they are faithful.

What is our hope? What is our joy? When our Lord Jesus returns, what is the crown we will delight in? Isn’t it you?Yes, you are our glory and our joy.

So Moses went back to the Lord. He said,“ These people have committed a terrible sin. They have made a god out of gold for themselves.

So then, welcome him as a brother in the Lord with great joy. Honor people like him.

How can we thank God enough for you? We thank God because of all the joy we have in his presence. We have this joy because of you.Night and day we pray very hard that we will see you again. We want to give you what is missing in your faith.

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy.

Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.

So we will all have to explain to God the things we have done.

Jerusalem, I have stationed guards on your walls. They must never be silent day or night. You who call out to the Lord must not give yourselves any rest.

“ Son of man, speak to your people. Tell them,‘ Suppose I send enemies against a land. And its people choose one of their men to stand guard.

But my life means nothing to me. My only goal is to finish the race. I want to complete the work the Lord Jesus has given me. He wants me to tell others about the good news of God’s grace.“ I have spent time with you preaching about the kingdom. I know that none of you will ever see me again.So I tell you today that I am not guilty if any of you don’t believe.

Then the angel of the Lord told her,“ Go back to the woman who owns you. Obey her.”

We must all stand in front of Christ to be judged. Each one of us will be judged for what we do while in our bodies. We’ll be judged for the good things and the bad things. Then each of us will receive what we are supposed to get.We know what it means to have respect for the Lord. So we try to help other people to understand it. What we are is plain to God. I hope it is also plain to your way of thinking.

In spite of what Samuel said, the people refused to listen to him.“ No!” they said.“ We want a king to rule over us.

I would not obey my teachers. I wouldn’t listen to those who taught me.

You will shine as you hold on tight to the word of life. Then I will be able to boast about you on the day Christ returns. I can be happy that I didn’t run or work for nothing.

So obey God. Stand up to the devil. He will run away from you.

So the rich man told him to come in. He asked him,‘ What is this I hear about you? Tell me exactly how you have handled what I own. You can’t be my manager any longer.’

I have told you these things many times before. Now I tell you again with tears in my eyes. Many people live like enemies of the cross of Christ.

Keep an eye on anyone who doesn’t obey the teachings in our letter. Don’t have anything to do with that person. Then they will feel ashamed.

My brothers and sisters, in this way remain strong in the Lord. I love you and long for you. Dear friends, you are my joy and my crown.

Greet all your leaders. Greet all the Lord’s people. The believers from Italy send you their greetings.