1 Corinthians 12:13
13For ain one Spirit we were all baptized into one body— bJews or Greeks, slaves ▼▼Or servants; Greek bondservants
or free—and dall were made to drink of one Spirit. Galatians 3:28
28 eThere is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave ▼▼Greek bondservant
nor free, gthere is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. Colossians 3:11
11 hHere there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, ▼▼Greek bondservant
free; but Christ is jall, and in all. 1 Timothy 6:1-3
1 kLet all who are under a yoke as bondservants ▼▼Or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, mso that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. 2Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are nbrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. False Teachers and True Contentment
oTeach and urge these things. 3If anyone pteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with qthe sound ▼▼Or healthy
words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching sthat accords with godliness, 1 Peter 2:18-24
18 tServants, 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, umindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But vif when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21For wto this you have been called, xbecause Christ also suffered for you, yleaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 zHe committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 aaWhen he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, abbut continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly. 24 acHe himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we admight die to sin and aelive to righteousness. afBy his wounds you have been healed.
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