1 Peter 2:18 - The Message

^18-20 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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ [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).

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and meek, but also to the unruly.

1 Peter 2:18 Referencias Cruzadas

James 3:17

Real wisdom, God’s wisdom, begins with a holy life and is characterized by getting along with others. It is gentle and reasonable, overflowing with mercy and blessings, not hot one day and cold the next, not two-faced. You can develop a healthy, robust community that lives right with God and enjoy its results only if you do the hard work of getting along with each other, treating each other with dignity and honor.

Galatians 5:22

But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.

2 Corinthians 10:1

And now a personal but most urgent matter; I write in the gentle but firm spirit of Christ. I hear that I’m being painted as cringing and wishy-washy when I’m with you, but harsh and demanding when at a safe distance writing letters. Please don’t force me to take a hard line when I’m present with you. Don’t think that I’ll hesitate a single minute to stand up to those who say I’m an unprincipled opportunist. Then they’ll have to eat their words.

Proverbs 11:20

God can’t stand deceivers, but oh how he relishes integrity.

Proverbs 10:32

The speech of a good person clears the air; the words of the wicked pollute it.