aSee 1 Pet. 2:18
fSee 1 Cor. 7:22
Titus 2:9-10
9 aBondservants ▼▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
are to be submissive to their own masters cin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10not pilfering, dbut showing all good faith, eso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. Philemon 16
16 fno 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 ha beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, iboth in the flesh and in the Lord. 1 Peter 2:18-19
18 jServants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19For this is a gracious thing, when, kmindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly.
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