¹⁶ no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much rather to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

⁸ But don't you be called 'Rabbi,' for one is your teacher, the Christ, and all of you are brothers.

² Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

²² Servants, obey in all things those who are your masters according to the flesh, not just when they are looking, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

²² Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:

²³ having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

¹ Therefore, holy brothers, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our confession, Jesus;

⁵ Servants, be obedient to those who according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

⁶ not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

⁷ with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

²⁸ Now we, brothers, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

²⁹ But as then, he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.

²² For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.

¹⁷ Ananias departed, and entered into the house. Laying his hands on him, he said, "Brother Saul, the Lord, who appeared to you on the road by which you came, has sent me, that you may receive your sight, and be filled with the Holy Spirit."

¹ Whoever believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God. Whoever loves the father also loves the child who is born of him.