Hebrews
Hebrews 13:17
17Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obey | Πείθεσθε | Peithesthe | Verb - Present Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G3982 I persuade, urge |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| leaders | ἡγουμένοις | hēgoumenois | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural | G2233 I lead, think |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| submit | ὑπείκετε | hypeikete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G5226 I yield |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| they | αὐτοὶ | autoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| watch | ἀγρυπνοῦσιν | agrypnousin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G69 I am awake |
| over | ὑπὲρ | hyper | Preposition | G5228 in behalf of, above |
| your | ὑμῶν | hymōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| souls | ψυχῶν | psychōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G5590 the soul, life, self |
| as | ὡς | hōs | Adverb | G5613 as, like as, how, while, so that |
| those who must give | ἀποδώσοντες | apodōsontes | Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G591 I give back, return, sell |
| an account | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| To this end | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| allow them | ποιῶσιν | poiōsin | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| with | μετὰ | meta | Preposition | G3326 with, after |
| joy | χαρᾶς | charas | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G5479 joy, gladness |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | μὴ | mē | Adverb | G3361 not, lest |
| grief | στενάζοντες | stenazontes | Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G4727 I groan |
| for | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| that | τοῦτο | touto | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| of no advantage | ἀλυσιτελὲς | alysiteles | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G255 profitless, unprofitable |
| to you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 · 1 Timothy 5:17 · Hebrews 13:7 · 1 Peter 5:5 · Acts 20:28 · 1 Peter 5:2–3 · 1 Corinthians 16:16 · Jeremiah 13:17 · Ezekiel 3:17–21 · Ezekiel 33:7–9 · Philippians 2:12 · Exodus 32:31
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.