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1 Timothy 6:1
King James Version
1 Timothy 6:1
King James Version
6 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.
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1 Timothy 6:1
New International Version
1 Timothy 6:1
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6 All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect,(A) so that God’s name and our teaching may not be slandered.(B)
1 Timothy 6:1
English Standard Version
1 Timothy 6:1
English Standard Version
6 (A)Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants[a] regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, (B)so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled.
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- 1 Timothy 6:1 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
1 Timothy 6:1
Christian Standard Bible
1 Timothy 6:1
Christian Standard Bible
Honoring Masters
6 All who are under the yoke as slaves should regard their own masters[a] as worthy of all respect, so that God’s name(A) and his teaching will not be blasphemed.
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- 6:1 Or owners
1 Timothy 6:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Timothy 6:1
New American Standard Bible 1995
Instructions to Those Who Minister
6 (A)All who are under the yoke as slaves are to regard their own masters as worthy of all honor so (B)that the name of God and our doctrine will not be [a]spoken against.
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- 1 Timothy 6:1 Or blasphemed
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