Hebrews 13:17 NIV: 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.

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Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/hebrews/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/hebrews/13.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Obey 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/hebrews/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Obey your prelates, and be subject to them. For they watch as being to render an account of your souls; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief. For this is not expedient for you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/hebrews/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/hebrews/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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 <i>is</i> unprofitable for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/hebrews/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/hebrews/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Be obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 Additional Translations ...</a></span></div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/nkjv/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 NKJV</a><br /><a href="/kjv/hebrews/13-17.htm">Hebrews 13:17 KJV</a><br /><br />                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       <br /><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../hebrews/13-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Hebrews 13:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Hebrews 13:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../hebrews/13-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Hebrews 13:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Hebrews 13:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><br><br><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div><br><br><br><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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Hebrews 13:17 NIV: 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.