10 According to the undeserved kindness of God that was given to me, I laid a foundation+ as a skilled master builder, but someone else is building on it. But let each one keep watching how he is building on it.

17 Be obedient to those who are taking the lead among you+ and be submissive,+ for they are keeping watch over you* as those who will render an account,+ so that they may do this with joy and not with sighing, for this would be damaging to you.