22 ^uBondservants, obey in everything those who are your ^vearthly masters,¹ not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, ^wfearing the Lord.

1 ^gLet all who are under a yoke as bondservants¹ regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, ^hso that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are ⁱbrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

Teach and urge ^jthese things.

9 ^rBondservants¹ are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

18 ^wServants, ^xbe subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.¹