Job 31:13-14, Act 10:7, Col 3:11, 4:1, 1Ti 6:2, Phile 16 | ESV | STEP | If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant , when they brought a complaint against me ,

‏ Job 31:13-14

13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me,
14 what then shall I do when God rises up?
When he ^amakes inquiry, what shall I answer him?

‏ Acts 10:7

7 When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him,

‏ Colossians 3:11

11 ^bHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, ^{▼▼Greek bondservant} free; but Christ is ^dall, and in all.

‏ Colossians 4:1

1 Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.

‏ 1 Timothy 6:2

2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are ^ebrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

^fTeach and urge these things.

‏ Philemon 16

16 ^gno longer as a bondservant ^{▼▼Or slave; twice in this verse (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} but more than a bondservant, as ⁱa beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, ^jboth in the flesh and in the Lord.