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Use clean language that no one can criticize. Do this, and your enemies will be too ashamed to say anything against you.

Tell slaves always to please their owners by obeying them in everything. Slaves must not talk back to their owners 10 or steal from them. They must be completely honest and trustworthy. Then everyone will show great respect for what is taught about God our Savior.

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and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.(A)

Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything,(B) to try to please them, not to talk back to them, 10 and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior(C) attractive.(D)

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