Daily Wisdom: Hebrews 13:17 (KJV)

Sunday, December 10, 2006

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.
— Hebrews 13:17 (KJV)

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Illustration of 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.

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