¹³ No^(A) household slave can be the slave of two masters, since either he will hate^(B) one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t be slaves to both God and money.”

⁴ Who are you to criticize^(A) another’s household slave? Before his own Lord he stands or falls. And he will stand. For the Lord is able^[a] to make him stand.

Submission of Slaves to Masters

¹⁸ Household slaves, submit with all fear^(A) to your masters,^(B) not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.^[a](C)