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Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all [proper] respect, not only to those who are good and kind, but also to those who are unreasonable.
[You who are] household servants, be submissive to your masters with all [proper] respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate and reasonable, but also to those who are surly (overbearing, unjust, and crooked).
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Household slaves, submit to your masters with all reverence not only to the good and gentle ones but also to the cruel.
Household slaves, submit by accepting the authority of your masters with all respect. Do this not only to good and kind masters but also to those who are harsh.
Household servants, submit yourselves to your masters, showing them full respect — and not only those who are kind and considerate, but also those who are harsh.
Servants, you must obey your masters and always show respect to them. Do this, not only to those who are kind and thoughtful, but also to those who are cruel.
Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
... servants, being subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and kind ones, but also to the crooked ones.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Slaves, be willing to serve your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey the masters who are good and kind, and you should obey the masters who are bad.
You who are slaves must obey your masters. Always respect them. Do that to every kind of master. Obey those who are good and kind. But also obey masters who are not fair to you.
Slaves, submit to your masters with total respect, not only to those who are good and kind but also to those who are harsh.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
·Slaves [Servants; C the term refers to household slaves], ·yield [submit; be subject; C put the other person’s interests first] to the authority of your masters with all ·respect [fear; deference; Eph. 6:5–9; Col. 3:22—4:1], not only those who are good and ·kind [gentle; considerate], but also those who are ·dishonest [or cruel; L crooked].
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and courteous, but also to the froward.
Slaves, place yourselves under the authority of your owners and show them complete respect. Obey not only those owners who are good and kind, but also those who are unfair.
You servants must submit yourselves to your masters and show them complete respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
Household slaves, submit with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey masters who are good and kind, and you should obey masters who are bad.
You household servants must submit yourselves to your masters out of respect, not only to those who are kind and fair, but also to those who are unjust.
You who are servants should submit to your masters with proper respect—not only to the good and kind, but also to the difficult. A man does something valuable when he endures pain, as in the sight of God, though he knows he is suffering unjustly. After all, it is no credit to you if you are patient in bearing a punishment which you have richly deserved! But if you do your duty and are punished for it and can still accept it patiently, you are doing something worthwhile in God’s sight.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and humane, but also to the unjust.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are crooked.
Domestic slaves, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unjust.
Servants, you must respect your masters and do whatever they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are tough and cruel.
You who are servants, be good servants to your masters—not just to good masters, but also to bad ones. What counts is that you put up with it for God’s sake when you’re treated badly for no good reason. There’s no particular virtue in accepting punishment that you well deserve. But if you’re treated badly for good behavior and continue in spite of it to be a good servant, that is what counts with God.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
· Household servants should be subject to their masters with all respect, not only to the good and kind but also to the unjust.
Slaves, place yourselves under the authority of your owners and show them complete respect. Obey not only those owners who are good and kind, but also those who are unfair.
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse.
Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are unreasonable.
Slaves, submit to your masters with due respect, not only to those who are kind and forbearing but also to those who are harsh.
Slaves, yield to the authority of your masters with all respect, not only those who are good and kind, but also those who are dishonest.
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.
Slaves, obey your masters out of deep respect for God. Obey not only those who are good and kind. Obey also those who are not kind.
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
Slaves, in reverent fear of God submit yourselves to your masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.
Servants, you are to respect your owners and do what they say. Do this if you have a good and kind owner. You must do it even if your owner is hard to work for.
You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.
Servants, obey your masters with all fear, not only if they are good and kind, but also though they be ill-natured.
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.
Slaves, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only those who are good and gentle but also those who are dishonest.
Let slaves obey their masters with all respect, not only the good and kind ones but also the unkind ones.
Avadim, be submitting in kol yir’ah (all fear) to your adonim (masters), not only to the good and eidele (gentle) adonim, but also to the hard sarei misim (task-masters, Shemot 1:11).
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and courteous, but also to the crooked.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the overbearing.
Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the overbearing.
Slaves, with all respect submit yourselves to your masters—not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are harsh.
If you are a slave, submit yourself to the master who has authority over you, whether he is kind and gentle or harsh as he deals with you.
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect: not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
Servants, respect and obey your masters in all things. Obey not only those who are good to you. But also obey those who are hard on you.
Servants, be ye subject in all dread to lords, not only to good and to mild [not only to good and mild], but also to tyrants.
The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
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