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Servants » What servants should do
Slaves should be in subjection to their own masters in everything. They should try hard to please them, without talking back
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Slaves, you should obey those who are your earthly masters, out of reverence and eagerness to please them, with a sincere heart, as you would [obey] Christ. Do not serve them only when you are being watched, just to gain their approval, but as slaves of Christ, doing what God wants from your heart. Render your service wholeheartedly, as you would to the Lord, and not [just] to people, read more.
knowing that whatever good deed a person does, he will be rewarded for it from the Lord, whether he is a slave or a free person.
knowing that whatever good deed a person does, he will be rewarded for it from the Lord, whether he is a slave or a free person.
All those people who are under the reins of slavery [i.e., in subjection to someone] should consider their own masters as deserving of full respect, so that God's name and [His] teaching will not be spoken against [i.e., by unbelievers]. And those slaves who have believing masters should not despise them, since they are [Christian] brothers, but rather they should serve them all the more [faithfully]. For those [masters] who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved [by them and God]. Teach and exhort people regarding these things.
You slaves should obey your earthly masters in everything, [and] do not do it just when they are looking [at you], or to gain their favor, but do it with a sincere heart, out of reverence for the Lord. In whatever you do, work wholeheartedly, as though it were for the Lord and not [just] for people,
Servants » Should serve » Heartily, as to the lord, and not unto men
Render your service wholeheartedly, as you would to the Lord, and not [just] to people,
Verse Concepts
In whatever you do, work wholeheartedly, as though it were for the Lord and not [just] for people,
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