Slaves and Masters. ⁵ Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ,^{(A) 6} not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,^{(B) 7} willingly serving the Lord and not human beings, ⁸ knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. ⁹ Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality.^(C)

¹¹ Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian,^[a] slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.^(A)

¹⁶ no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a brother, beloved especially to me, but even more so to you, as a man^[a] and in the Lord.^(A)