1 Timothy 6:1

As many as are servants under a yoke, let them reckon their own masters worthy of all honor, that evil may not be spoken of the Name of God and the teaching;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

In Context

2and those having believing masters, do not let them slight [them], because they are brothers, but rather let them serve, because they are steadfast and beloved, who are partaking of the benefit. Be teaching and exhorting these things;

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Cross References

Genesis 13:7and there is a strife between those feeding Abram’s livestock and those feeding Lot’s livestock; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite [are] then dwelling in the land.

Genesis 24:2and Abraham says to his servant, the eldest of his house, who is ruling over all that he has, “Please put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 24:27and says, “Blessed [is] YHWH, God of my lord Abraham, who has not left off His kindness and His truth with my lord—I [being] in the way, YHWH has led me to the house of my lord’s brothers.”

Deuteronomy 28:48you have served your enemies, whom YHWH sends against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of all things; and He has put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you.

2 Kings 5:2And the Arameans have gone out [by] troops, and they take a little girl captive out of the land of Israel, and she is before the wife of Naaman,

Nehemiah 9:5And the Levites say, [even] Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, Pethahiah, “Rise, bless your God YHWH, || From age to age, || And they bless the Name of Your glory || That [is] exalted above all blessing and praise.

Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:1

I. He treats of the duty of servants, ver. 1, 2 . II. Of false teachers, ver. 3-5 . III. Of godliness and covetousness, ver. 6-10 . IV. What Timothy was to flee, and what to follow, ver. 11, 12 . V. A solemn charge, ver. 13-16 . VI. A charge for the rich, ver. 17-19 . And lastly, a charge to Timothy, ver. 20, 21 . Read the whole commentary →

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