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Hebrews 13:17 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Hebrews 13:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Hebrews 13:1728 words
GreekMeaning
ΠείθεσθεPeithesthe
do obeyverbG3982
τοῖςtois
to thosearticleG3588
ἡγουμένοιςhēgoumenois
leadingverbG2233
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ὑπείκετεhypeikete
do be submissiveverbG5226
αὐτοὶautoi
they themselvespronounG846
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀγρυπνοῦσινagrypnousin
watchverbG69
ὑπὲρhyper
overprepositionG5228
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
ψυχῶνpsychōn
soulsnounG5590
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
λόγονlogon
an accountnounG3056
ἀποδώσοντεςapodōsontes
to be givingverbG591
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
μετὰmeta
withprepositionG3326
χαρᾶςcharas
joynounG5479
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ποιῶσινpoiōsin
they may doverbG4160
καὶkai
andwordG2532
μὴ
notadverbG3361
στενάζοντεςstenazontes
groaningverbG4727
ἀλυσιτελὲςalysiteles
unprofitableadjectiveG255
γὰρgar
indeedwordG1063
ὑμῖνhymin
for you ispronounG4771
τοῦτοtouto
thisdemonstrativeG3778
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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