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Genesis 16:9

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“Go back to your mistress and do what she tells you,” the angel of the Lord told her.

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Then he continued, “I will give you many, many descendants—in fact they'll be so many they can't be counted.”

“Listen, she's your slave!” Abram replied. “You can do whatever you want to her.” Sarai treated Hagar so badly that she ran away.

He asked her, “Hagar, Sarai's slave—where have you come from, and where are you going?” “I'm running away from my mistress Sarai,” she replied.

If your superior gets angry with you, don't give up and leave. If you stay calm even bad mistakes can be resolved.

Each of you should be willing to accept what others tell you to do out of reverence for Christ.

Tell servants to always obey their masters. They should try to please them and not talk back to them.