Hebrews 13:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 13:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Πείθεσθε
peíthō
G3982
to persuade
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἡγουμένοις
hēgéomai
G2233
to govern
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὑπείκετε
hypeíkō
G5226
to yield
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἀγρυπνοῦσιν
agrypnéō
G69
to watch
ὑπὲρ
hypér
G5228
over
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ψυχῶν
psychḗ
G5590
soul
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
ἀποδώσοντες
apodídōmi
G591
to sell
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
χαρᾶς
chará
G5479
joy
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
ποιῶσιν
poiéō
G4160
to make
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
στενάζοντες
stenázō
G4727
to groan
ἀλυσιτελὲς
alysitelḗs
G255
unprofitable
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
τοῦτο
hoûtos
G3778
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Obey your leaders and submit, for they keep watch over your souls, as ones will give account, in order that they might do this with joy and not groaning, for this unprofitable to you.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).