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Hebrews 13:17
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Hebrews 13:17, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Hebrews 13:17
17 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.
Cited by 4 places in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 2
- CF 20.4
And because the powers which God hath ordained, and the liberty which Christ hath purchased, are not intended by God to destroy, but mutually to uphold and…
- CF 30.1
The Lord Jesus, as King and Head of His Church, hath therein appointed a government, in the hand of Church officers, distinct from the civil magistrate.
Testimony of the RPCNA 1
- T 31.1
Christ is the only Head and Lawgiver of the Church. He gave the apostles authority to establish the permanent form of church government, which is set forth in…
Larger Catechism 1
- LC 127
The honor which inferiors owe to their superiors is, all due reverence in heart, word, and behavior; prayer and thanksgiving for them; imitation of their…