1Let 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. …
Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. …
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. …
For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-5)I. Here is the duty of servants. The apostle had spoken before of church-relations, here of our family-relations. Servants are here said to be under the yoke , which denotes both subjection and labour; they are yoked to work, not to be idle. If Christianity finds servants under the yoke, it continues them under it; for the gospel does not cancel the obligations any lie under either by the law of n…
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