Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, be obedient to those who are your 6:5 I.e., earthly masters, as in first-century Roman culturemasters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ; 6 not 6:6 Lit according toby way of 6:6 I.e., only when the master is watchingeye-service, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the 6:6 Lit soulheart. 7 With goodwill 6:7 Lit renderingrender service, as to the Lord, and not to people, 8 knowing that whatever good thing each one does, he will receive this back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
9 And masters, do the same things to them, and give up threatening, knowing that both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.