1 Peter 2:18
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.In other versions
Servants, `be' in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
ASV
Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
BBE
Servants, [be] subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
DBY
Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
WEB
The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;
YLT
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.
ENG
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
WBT
Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
BSB
In context
16As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
17Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
18Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
19For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
20For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
