⁸ and a soundness of speech that cannot be criticized. Then any opponent will be put to shame when he can find nothing evil to say about us.

⁹ Exhort slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give them satisfaction in every respect. They are not to talk back to them, ¹⁰ nor are they to steal from them. Rather, they should show themselves to be completely trustworthy so that in every way they may add luster to the doctrine of God our Savior.