¹⁸ For they have refreshed my spirit and yours: therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

¹⁷ Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

⁷ 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.

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.