1 Timothy 3:15

3:15 in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves ¹  in the household of God, because it is ²  the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

1 Timothy 5:17

5:17 Elders who provide effective leadership ³  must be counted worthy ⁴  of double honor, ⁵  especially those who work hard in speaking ⁶  and teaching.

Hebrews 3:5

3:5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s ⁷  house ⁸  as a servant, to testify to the things that would be spoken.

Hebrews 13:7

13:7 Remember your leaders, who spoke God’s message to you; reflect on the outcome of their lives and imitate their faith.

Hebrews 13:17

13:17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. ⁹  Let them do this ¹⁰  with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

[3:15]  ¹ tn Grk “how it is necessary to behave.”

[3:15]  ² tn Grk “which is” (but the relative clause shows the reason for such conduct).

[5:17]  ³ tn Grk “who lead well.”

[5:17]  ⁴ tn Or “deserving.”

[5:17]  ⁵ tn Like the similar use of “honor” in v. 3, this phrase
denotes both respect and remuneration: “honor plus honorarium.”

[5:17]  ⁶ tn Or “in preaching”; Grk “in word.”

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:5]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Num 12:7.

[13:17]  ⁹ tn Or “as ones who will give an account”; Grk “as giving an account.”

[13:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “that they may do this.”