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.”

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 14:4 Other mss read For God has the power

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)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:18 Or unscrupulous; lit crooked

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