1Ti 6:1-3, Tit 2:9-10, 1Pe 2:18-21 | ESV | STEP | Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor , so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled .

s[See ver. 20 above]

1 Timothy 6:1-3

1 ^aLet 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, ^cso 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 ^dbrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

^eTeach and urge these things. 3 If anyone ^fteaches a different doctrine and does not agree with ^gthe sound ^{▼▼Or healthy} words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching ⁱthat accords with godliness,

Titus 2:9-10

9 ^jBondservants ^{▼▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} are to be submissive to their own masters ^lin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, ^mbut showing all good faith, ⁿso that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.

1 Peter 2:18-21

18 ^oServants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. 19 For this is a gracious thing, when, ^pmindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But ^qif when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For ^rto this you have been called, ^sbecause Christ also suffered for you, ^tleaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.