1 Timothy 6:2

New English Translation

But those who have believing masters must not show them less respect because they are brothers. Instead they are to serve all the more, because those who benefit from their service are believers and dearly loved. Teach them and exhort them about these things.

Cross References

Joel 2:28

(3:1) After all of this I will pour out my Spirit on all kinds of people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your elderly will have revelatory dreams; your young men will see prophetic visions.

Numbers 16:3

And they assembled against Moses and Aaron, saying to them, “You take too much upon yourselves, seeing that the whole community is holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the community of the Lord?”

Matthew 23:8

But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher and you are all brothers.

Matthew 25:40

And the king will answer them, ‘I tell you the truth, just as you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of mine, you did it for me.’

Matthew 6:24

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

Romans 11:17

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among them and participated in the richness of the olive root,

Romans 8:29

because those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters.

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.

Ephesians 1:1

From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, to the saints [in Ephesus], the faithful in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 1:15

For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

Ephesians 3:6

namely, that through the gospel the Gentiles are fellow heirs, fellow members of the body, and fellow partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:2

to the saints, the faithful brothers and sisters in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you from God our Father!

Colossians 1:4

since we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

We ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters, and rightly so, because your faith flourishes more and more and the love of each one of you all for one another is ever greater.

1 Timothy 4:11

Command and teach these things.

1 Timothy 5:1

Do not address an older man harshly but appeal to him as a father. Speak to younger men as brothers,

Titus 2:1

But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with sound teaching.

Titus 2:15

So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke that carries full authority. Don’t let anyone look down on you.

Titus 3:8

This saying is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

1 Peter 5:1

So as your fellow elder and a witness of Christ’s sufferings and as one who shares in the glory that will be revealed, I urge the elders among you:

2 Peter 2:10

especially those who indulge their fleshly desires and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, they are not afraid to insult the glorious ones,

Jude 1:8

Yet these men, as a result of their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and insult the glorious ones.