Thematic Bible: When good
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Kings » When good » Are pacified by submission
Kings » When good » Love righteous lips
Kings » When good » Honor the diligent
Kings » When good » Speak righteously
Kings » When good » Punish the wicked
Kings » When good » Befriend the good
Kings » When good » Abhor wickedness
Kings » When good » Favor the wise
Kings » When good » Discountenance evil
Kings » When good » Regard God as their strength
Servants » When good » Are partakers of gospel privileges
For we were all immersed by means of the one Holy Spirit into one body [i.e., the church], whether [we were] Jews or Greeks [i.e., Gentiles], whether slaves or free people, and were all given the one [and the same] Holy Spirit to drink. [Note: This probably refers to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, given to all immersed believers. See John 7:37-39; Acts 2:38].
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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.
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[In this relationship] there is to be no [distinction between] Jews or Greeks [i.e., Gentiles], slaves or free persons, men or women; for all of you are united into one [body] because of your relationship with Christ Jesus.
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[In this state] there cannot be [such distinctions as] Greek [i.e., Gentile] and Jew; circumcised people and non-circumcised people; barbarian and Scythian [Note: These last two words refer to foreigners whose language was unintelligible and who were uncivilized heathens], or slave and free person; but Christ is all [that is important] and [He is] in all [of His people].
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Servants » When good » Have God with them
"[And when] these patriarchs, [still living in Canaan as young men], became jealous of [their brother] Joseph, they sold him [as a slave to traveling merchants who took him] to Egypt. But God was with him [during all that time], and rescued him from all his troubles and granted him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him a governor over Egypt and his [i.e., the king's] household.
Servants » When good » Deserve the confidence of their masters
Servants » When good » Shall be rewarded
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.
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knowing that you will receive from the Lord a [spiritual] inheritance as a reward, [for] you are [really] serving the Lord.
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Servants » When good » To be honored
Servants » When good » Often exalted
Servants » When good » Bring God's blessing upon their masters
Servants » When good » Are guided by God
Servants » When good » Are the lord's freemen
For the person who was a slave when called by the Lord is [now] the Lord's freed person. In the same way, the person who was free when he was called [by the Lord] is [now] Christ's slave.
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Servants » When good » Are the servants of Christ
knowing that you will receive from the Lord a [spiritual] inheritance as a reward, [for] you are [really] serving the Lord.
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Servants » When good » Often advanced by master
Servants » When good » Are brethren beloved in the lord
not as a slave [only], but more than a slave, as a dearly loved brother. [He is that] to me especially, but how much more to you, both in a physical way [i.e., by continuing to serve as your slave] and in [the fellowship of] the Lord [i.e., now also as your brother in Christ].
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Servants » When good » Are blessed by God
That slave will be happy when his master returns to find him doing his job [well].
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Servants » When good » Are mourned over after death
Servants » When good » Are protected by God
Servants » When good » Are prospered by God
Servants » When good » Adorn the doctrine of God their saviour in all things
or keeping [part of their master's] property for themselves, but proving to be completely trustworthy, so that they will make the teaching of God our Savior attractive in every way.
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