Hebrews 13:7

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.”

— WEB

“Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.”

— KJV

“Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.”

— ASV

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Hebrews 6:12 "that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises."
1 Thessalonians 1:6 "You became imitators of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,"
Matthew 24:45 "“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?"
1 Thessalonians 2:13 "For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that, when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as …"
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Commentary

Remember--so as to imitate: not to invoke in prayer, as Rome teaches. have the rule--rather, "who have had the rule over you": your spiritual leaders. who--Greek, "the which": such persons as. have spoken unto you--"spake" (so the Greek aorist means) during their lifetime. This Epistle was among those written later, when many of the heads of the Jerusalem Church had passed away. whose faith--even unto death: probably death by martyrdom, as in the case of the instances of faith in Heb 11:35. Stephen, James the brother of our Lord and bishop of Jerusalem, as well as James the brother of John (Act 12:2), in the Palestinian Church, which Paul addresses, suffered martyrdom. considering--Greek, "looking up to," "diligently contemplating all over," as an artist would a model. the end--the termination, at death. The Greek, is used of decease (Luk 9:31; Pe2 1:15). of their conversation--"manner of life": "religious walk" (Gal 1:13; Eph 4:22; Ti1 4:12; Jam 3:13). Considering how they manifested the soundness of their faith by their holy walk, which they maintained even to the end of that walk (their death by martyrdom).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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