Study it in the app“Heed your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they may do this with joy and not groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
HeedΠείθεσθεyour leadersτοῖς ἡγουμένοις ὑμῶνandκαὶsubmit to them,ὑπείκετεforγὰρtheyαὐτοὶkeep watchἀγρυπνοῦσινoverὑπὲρyour soulsτῶν ψυχῶν ὑμῶνasὡςthose who will giveἀποδώσοντεςan account,λόγονso thatἵναthey may doποιῶσινthisτοῦτοwithμετὰjoyχαρᾶςandκαὶnotμὴgroaning,στενάζοντεςforγὰρthatτοῦτοwould beof no advantageἀλυσιτελὲςto you.ὑμῖν
obey
To heed someone.
Where else “Peithesthe” appearslead
To lead others, be in charge.
Where else “hēgoumenois” appearssubmit, yield
Yield, submit to someone.
Where else “hypeikete” appearskeep alert
Stay awake, keep alert.
Where else “agrypnousin” appearssoul
A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.
Where else “psychōn” appearsrepay
To settle what is owed, or reward each one as they deserve.
Where else “apodōsontes” appearsaccount
Explaining what one did; a why, or a topic.
Where else “logon” appearsdo
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiōsin” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness.
Where else “charas” appearsgroan, sigh
Groan, sigh; complain.
Where else “stenazontes” appearsunprofitable
Unprofitable: of no benefit, useless.
Where else “alysiteles” appears16And do not forget doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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18Pray for us, for we are convinced that we have a good conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves well in all things.
