>Leader here is translated from Hegeomai which means "to lead."

Which is *why* grammar alone will never suffice in correct interpretation.
Leader is defined in verse 7 as those who spoke the word of God to you.
"Keeping watch over your souls" is shepherd language.  The fact that the
writer references "the great shepherd" in verse 20 tells us that "shepherd"
(pastor/elder) has been the context of the entire chapter.

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Pastor Chad Richard Bresson
Clearcreek Chapel
Springboro, OH
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On 2/28/06, H Dorrington <hjdinfl@...> wrote:
>
> Is your mention of Hebrews 13 a reference to the word leaders in verse 17?
>
>  I don't see the NASB ever translating it as elder so no elder and laity
> distinction found here.
>
> Harry
>
> Chad Richard Bresson <breusswane@...> wrote:
> Elders are to rule, but not domineer (the actual meaning of 1 Pet. 5).
> Implicit to "rule" (and the obedience required of the congregation to the
> elder in Heb. 13) is a distinction between elders and laity.
>
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>
>
> On 2/28/06, H Dorrington wrote:
> >
> > "The Bible teaches that every child of God is a priest and there is but
> > one high priest, the son of God. Every person on earth who has been
> called
> > from darkness into light, every one who has laid hold on the mercy of
> God.
> > "But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, and
> a
> > people claimed by God for his own, to proclaim the triumphs of him who
> has
> > called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. You are now the
> people
> > of God, who once were not his people; outside his mercy once, you have
> now
> > received his mercy" (I Peter 2:9,10). The word "people" is a translation
> of
> > "laos" from which we get "laity" All of God's laity are priests. The
> royal
> > priesthood is composed entirely of the laity of God. Let us go one step
> > further: God's laity is His clergy. The word "clergy" is from "kleros"
> which
> > means "heritage." This is the word used in I Peter 5:3 where the elders,
> or
> > bishops, are instructed not to lord it over God's heritage. The heritage
> is
> > equated with the flock
> > of God. The word of God knows nothing of a clergyman or layman."
> >
> >
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