17 (A)Obey your leaders and submit to them—for (B)they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account—so that they may do this with joy, not [a]groaning; for this would be unhelpful for you.

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  1. Hebrews 13:17 Or sighing

17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work.[a] Let them do this[b] with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

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  1. Hebrews 13:17 tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”
  2. Hebrews 13:17 tn Grk “that they may do this.”