Without harping on the matter of authority, Paul wrote: “Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you and be submissive, for they are keeping watch over your souls as those who will render an account; that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you. ”
हमें, नियुक्‍त किए गए प्राचीनों का आदर करना चाहिए जो मण्डली में नेतृत्व ले रहे हैं, ताकि उन्हें हमारे सहयोग की कमी के कारण कष्ट में आहें भरनी न पड़े ।