Berean Standard Bible
“Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,”
Paul speaks to slaves, reflecting the social reality of the Roman world. The New Testament does not endorse slavery, but it addresses believers living within it and begins to undermine its logic.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Slaves are to submit to their own masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,
World English Bible (WEB)
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
King James Version (KJV)
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
American Standard Version (ASV)
[Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Servants -- to their own masters are to be subject, in all things to be well-pleasing, not gainsaying,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Exhorta á los siervos á que sean sujetos á sus señores, que agraden en todo, no respondones;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Enseña a los esclavos a obedecer a sus amos en todo y a tratar de complacerlos; aconséjales que no sean respondones,
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