“Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;”
— WEB
Titus 2:9
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;”
— KJV
“[Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;”
— ASV
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Commentary
servants--"slaves." to please them well--"to give satisfaction" [ALFORD]. To be complaisant in everything; to have that zealous desire to gain the master's goodwill which will anticipate the master's wish and do even more than is required. The reason for the frequent recurrence of injunctions to slaves to subjection (Eph 6:5, &c.; Col 3:22; Ti1 6:1, &c.; Pe1 2:18) was, that in no rank was there more danger of the doctrine of the spiritual equality and freedom of Christians being misunderstood than in that of slaves. It was natural for the slave who had become a Christian, to forget his place and put himself on a social level with his master. Hence the charge for each to abide in the sphere in which he was when converted (Co1 7:20-24). not answering again--in contradiction to the master: so the Greek, "not contradicting" [WAHL].
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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