1Pe 2:18
Servants, {be} subject to {your} masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
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{Exhort} servants to be obedient unto their own masters, {and} to please {them} well in all {things}; not answering again; {answering...: or, gainsaying}
Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and {his} doctrine be not blasphemed.
For the froward {is} abomination to the LORD: but his secret {is} with the righteous.
A froward heart shall depart from me: I will not know a wicked {person}.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
The fear of the LORD {is} to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}
To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, {but} gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
They that are of a froward heart {are} abomination to the LORD: but {such as are} upright in {their} way {are} his delight.
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence {am} base among you, but being absent am bold toward you: {in presence: or, in outward appearance}
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked {speaketh} frowardness. {frowardness: Heb. frowardnesses}
Servants, be obedient to them that are {your} masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Servants, obey in all things {your} masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
{Exhort} servants to be obedient unto their own masters, {and} to please {them} well in all {things}; not answering again; {answering...: or, gainsaying}
Art thou called {being} a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use {it} rather.
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set {us} in the way of his steps.
And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me.
And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women {is} upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
The righteous {is} more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. {excellent: or, abundant}
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.