I Peter 2:18
“Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Peter 2:18 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Those of you who are domestic servants should always be submissive and respectful to their masters, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are arbitrary.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Ihr Hausknechte, seid den Herren unterwürfig in aller Furcht, nicht allein den guten und gelinden, sondern auch den verkehrten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Siervos, sed sujetos con todo temor á vuestros amos; no solamente á los buenos y humanos, sino también á los rigurosos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Servos, sujeitai-vos com todo temor aos vossos senhores, não somente aos bons e brandos, mas também aos que maltratam.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Servos, sede submissos aos vossos senhores, com todo respeito, não apenas aos senhores bons e gentis, mas também àqueles que são perversos.
📖 I Peter 2:18 in Context
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
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