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1 Tim. 6:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are ηfaithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

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believing.

Col. 4:1• ¹Masters, justice and equity accord to your bondmen, knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. (Col. 4:1)

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Philem. 10‑16• ¹⁰I entreat thee for my child whom I begot in bonds, Onesimus,
¹¹the once unprofitable to thee but now profitable both to thee and to me;
¹²whom I send back to thee, in person, that is my bowels;
¹³whom I could wish to have kept with myself, that for thee he might minister to me in the bonds of the gospel.
¹⁴But without thy mind I would do nothing, that thy good might not be as of necessity but of willingness.
¹⁵For perhaps he was therefore parted for a time that thou mightest have him forever,
¹⁶no longer as a bondman but above a bondman, a brother beloved, specially to me but how much rather to thee, both in [the] flesh and in [the] Lord. (Philem. 10‑16)

let.

Gen. 16:4‑5• (Gen. 16:4‑5)

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Num. 16:3• (Num. 16:3)

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Matt. 6:24• ²⁴{i}No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.{/i} (Matt. 6:24)

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2 Peter 2:10• ¹⁰and especially those that walk after flesh in lust of uncleanness, and despise lordship. Daring, self-willed, they tremble not speaking railingly of dignities, (2 Peter 2:10)

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Jude 8• ⁸Yet likewise, these dreamers also defile flesh, and set at nought lordship and rail at dignities. (Jude 8)

because they are brethren.

1 Tim. 5:1• ¹Reprimand not an elder, but exhort [him] as father, younger men as brethren, (1 Tim. 5:1)

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Matt. 23:8• ⁸{i}But ye , be not ye called Rabbi; for one is your instructor, and all ye are brethren.{/i} (Matt. 23:8)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King answering shall say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] to one of the least of these my brethren, ye did [it] to me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Rom. 8:29• ²⁹For whom he foreknew, he also predetermined [to be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he should be first-born among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29)

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Gal. 3:26‑29• ²⁶for ye all are sons of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
²⁷For as many of you as were baptized unto Christ, put on Christ.
²⁸There is no Jew nor Greek, there is no bondservant nor freeman, there is no male and female; for all ye are one in Christ Jesus.
²⁹And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, heirs according to promise. (Gal. 3:26‑29)

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Col. 3:11• ¹¹where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bond, free, but Christ the whole, and in all. (Col. 3:11)

because they are.

Gal. 5:6• ⁶For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision hath any force nor uncircumcision, but faith working by love. (Gal. 5:6)

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Eph. 1:1,15• ¹Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will, to the saints that are in Ephesus and faithful in Christ Jesus.
¹⁵On this account I also, having heard of the faith that [is] among you in the Lord Jesus and the love that [ye have] toward all the saints, (Eph. 1:1,15)

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Col. 1:2,4• ²to the saints in Colosse and faithful brethren in Christ. Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
⁴having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which ye have unto all the saints, (Col. 1:2,4)

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Col. 3:12• ¹²Put on therefore, as elect of God, holy [and] beloved, bowels of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, long-suffering; (Col. 3:12)

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2 Thess. 1:3• ³We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increaseth exceedingly, and the love of each of you all toward one another aboundeth; (2 Thess. 1:3)

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Philem. 5‑7• ⁵hearing of thy love and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,
⁶so that the fellowship of thy faith may become effectual in the acknowledgment of every good thing that is in us toward Christ.
⁷For we have great joy and encouragement in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed through thee, brother. (Philem. 5‑7)

faithful.

or, believing.

partakers.

Joel 2:28• (Joel 2:28)

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Rom. 11:17• ¹⁷But if some of the branches were broken off, and thou being a wild olive wert grafted in among them and becamest a fellow-partaker of the root and the fatness of the olive tree, (Rom. 11:17)

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Eph. 3:6• ⁶that the nations are fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and fellow-partakers of the promises in Christ Jesus by the gospel, (Eph. 3:6)

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Heb. 3:1,14• ¹Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus,
¹⁴For we are become companions of Christ if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the confidence firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:1,14)

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1 Peter 5:1• ¹Elders [therefore] that [are] among you I exhort that [am] fellow-elder, and witness of the sufferings of Christ, that [am] also partaker of the glory about to be revealed. (1 Peter 5:1)

These.

1 Tim. 4:11• ¹¹These things charge and teach. (1 Tim. 4:11)

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Titus 2:1,15• ¹But speak thou the things which become the healthful teaching:
¹⁵These things speak, and exhort, and reprove, with all authority. Let no man despise thee. (Titus 2:1,15)

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Titus 3:8• ⁸Faithful [is] the saying; and concerning these things I will that thou affirm strongly, in order that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men; (Titus 3:8)

• The Apostle guards against this abuse of Christian love, and of the just intimacy and confidence which ought to exist between brethren; but which, on the contrary, was a motive for the servant to render all honor to his master, by treating him with more love and with the same respect. (“1 Timothy 6” by J.N. Darby)

• Any lack in this proper respect would be an attempt on the part of the slave to use Christianity to raise his social position, thus seeking his own worldly advantage. In the Assembly the slave and the Master were on common ground, equal before the Lord. There, indeed, the slave might by reason of his spirituality, or gift, be more prominent than his earthly master. (“Warnings Against Pride of the Flesh and Instruction in Piety: 1 Timothy 6” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And they that have believing mastersf, let them not despise them because they are brethren; but let them the rather serve them with subjection, because they are faithfula and beloved, who profit by the good and ready service rendered. These things teach and exhort.

JND Translation Notes

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f

Despotes. see Acts 4.24; "serve," ver. 2, is douleuo.

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Or "believing," the same as in the beginning of the verse.

W. Kelly Translation

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And they that have believing masters let them not despise [them] because they are brethren, but the more let them serve, becausea they that partake of the good service are faithful and beloved. Theseb things teach and exhort.

WK Translation Notes

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a

Or, "they that partake in (or profit by) the good service are believing and beloved."

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This last sentence of the verse should be taken as an unbroken context; and as the denunciatory warning to the exhortation just concluded.