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Obedience in the Bible: Hebrews 13:17


This is another Bible passage that discusses how we are to relate to people put in authority over us. We're to obey and respect them (so long as doing so doesn't disobey God), and we are not to do anything to make their tasks more difficult than necessary.
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Hebrews 13:17 (KJV)

 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.

One Comment

  1. Wildways says:
    May 14, 2011 at 3:12 pm

    How does one deal with a situation where God commands us to witness and follow his commands to spread the Good News but our work situation prohibits us from testifying about God openly.

    For example teachers are not allowed to openly witness to their pupils, but God commands us to, and also commands us to obey those over us.

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Today's passage is from the New International Version of the Bible
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