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

从前引导你们、传神之道给你们的人，你们要想念他们，效法他们的信心，留心看他们为人的结局。

从前引导你们、传上帝的道给你们的人，你们要记念他们，效法他们的信心，回顾他们为人的结局。

从前引导你们、传神的道给你们的人，你们要记念他们，效法他们的信心，回顾他们为人的结局。

你们要记住从前带领你们、把上帝的道传给你们的人，留心观察他们一生如何行事为人，效法他们的信心。

你们要记念那些领导过你们，把神的道传给你们的人；你们要观察他们一生的成果，要效法他们的信心。

你们当记住那些带领你们、把神的话语传给你们的人；要仔细观察他们行事为人的结果，效法他们的信仰。

從前引導你們、傳神之道給你們的人，你們要想念他們，效法他們的信心，留心看他們為人的結局。

從前引導你們、傳上帝的道給你們的人，你們要記念他們，效法他們的信心，回顧他們為人的結局。

從前引導你們、傳神的道給你們的人，你們要記念他們，效法他們的信心，回顧他們為人的結局。

你們要記住從前帶領你們、把上帝的道傳給你們的人，留心觀察他們一生如何行事為人，效法他們的信心。

你們要記念那些領導過你們，把神的道傳給你們的人；你們要觀察他們一生的成果，要效法他們的信心。

做過你們領袖的、將上帝之道對你們宣講的人、你們要懷念；他們行事為人的結局、你們要留心回看，效法他們的信德。

你們當記住那些帶領你們、把神的話語傳給你們的人；要仔細觀察他們行事為人的結果，效法他們的信仰。

導爾而宣上帝道於爾者、宜念之、揆其生平之果效、而法其信、

啟迪爾者、傳爾上帝道、爾當念之、思其所行之功效、而從其信主、

導爾之師、傳天主道於爾者、爾當念之、觀其所行之功效、而法其信、

對於前輩神師、曾授爾以天主之道者、應念念不忘、追思其生平行誼而踵效其信德。

Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God. Consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.

Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.

Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.

Remember those who led you, who spoke the word of God to you; and considering the result of their way of life, imitate their faith.

Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken the word of God to you, whose faith follow, considering the outcome of their conduct.

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

Remember your leaders who have spoken God’s word to you. As you carefully observe the outcome of their lives, imitate their faith.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of[ their] conversation.

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

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

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.

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.

We don’t want you to slow down. Instead, be like those who have faith and are patient. They will receive what God promised.

Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. You have us as a model. So pay close attention to those who live as we do.

Suppose someone doesn’t know how to manage his own family. Then how can he take care of God’s church?

Paul and Barnabas appointed elders for them in each church. The elders had trusted in the Lord. Paul and Barnabas prayed and fasted. They placed the elders in the Lord’s care.

We and the Lord were your examples. You followed us. You welcomed our message even when you were suffering terribly. You welcomed it with the joy the Holy Spirit gives.

“ Suppose a master puts one of his slaves in charge of the other slaves in his house. The slave’s job is to give them their food at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise slave for this.

“ You are the most beautiful woman of all. Don’t you know where to find the king? Follow the tracks the sheep make. Take care of your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.”

We never stop thanking God for the way you received his word. You heard it from us. But you didn’t accept it as a human word. You accepted it for what it really is. It is God’s word. It is really at work in you who believe.

So faith comes from hearing the message. And the message that is heard is the message about Christ.

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

The Lamb broke open the fifth seal. I saw souls under the altar. They were the souls of people who had been killed. They had been killed because of God’s word and their faithful witness.

So I’m asking you to follow my example.

I, John, am a believer like you. I am a friend who suffers like you. As members of Jesus’ royal family, we can put up with anything that happens to us. I was on the island of Patmos because I taught God’s word and what Jesus said.

I saw thrones. Those who had been given authority to judge were sitting on them. I also saw the souls of those whose heads had been cut off. They had been killed because they had spoken what was true about Jesus. They had also been killed because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or its statue. They had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. They came to life and ruled with Christ for 1,000 years.

After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit. They were bold when they spoke God’s word.

The Lord answered,“ Suppose a master puts one of his servants in charge of his other servants. The servant’s job is to give them the food they are to receive at the right time. The master wants a faithful and wise manager for this.

We worked, even though we have the right to receive help from you. We did it in order to be a model for you to follow.

You are tempted in the same way all other human beings are. God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out. Then you will be able to deal with it.

“ Here is what the story means. The seed is God’s message.

You know how you should follow our example. We worked when we were with you.

Then Paul and Barnabas answered them boldly.“ We had to speak God’s word to you first,” they said.“ But you don’t accept it. You don’t think you are good enough for eternal life. So now we are turning to the Gentiles.

Follow my example, just as I follow the example of Christ.

But he was full of the Holy Spirit. He looked up to heaven and saw God’s glory. He saw Jesus standing at God’s right hand.“ Look!” he said.“ I see heaven open. The Son of Man is standing at God’s right hand.”When the Sanhedrin heard this, they covered their ears. They yelled at the top of their voices. They all rushed at him.They dragged him out of the city. They began to throw stones at him to kill him. The people who had brought false charges against Stephen took off their coats. They placed them at the feet of a young man named Saul.While the members of the Sanhedrin were throwing stones at Stephen, he prayed.“ Lord Jesus, receive my spirit,” he said.Then he fell on his knees. He cried out,“ Lord! Don’t hold this sin against them!” When he had said this, he died.