^{18 Ref} The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

^{19 Ref} for this `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously;

^{20 Ref} for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,

^{21 Ref} for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

^{22 Ref} who did not commit sin, nor was guile found in his mouth,

^{23 Ref} who being reviled -- was not reviling again, suffering -- was not threatening, and was committing himself to Him who is judging righteously,

^{24 Ref} who our sins himself did bear in his body, upon the tree, that to the sins having died, to the righteousness we may live; by whose stripes ye were healed,

^{25 Ref} for ye were as sheep going astray, but ye turned back now to the shepherd and overseer of your souls.