⁸ Teach a message that is correct, so that nobody can say anything against it. Then our enemies will be ashamed, because they cannot say anything bad about us.

⁹ As for slaves, tell them to obey their masters always. They must not argue with their masters. Instead, they should work well to please their masters. ¹⁰ Slaves must not take things that belong to their masters. Their masters must be able to trust them completely. Then people will respect the message that we teach about God, our Saviour.