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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, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. (Col. 4:1)

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Philem. 10‑16• ¹⁰I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds:
¹¹Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
¹²Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him, that is, mine own bowels:
¹³Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
¹⁴But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it were of necessity, but willingly.
¹⁵For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that thou shouldest receive him for ever;
¹⁶Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord? (Philem. 10‑16)

let.

Gen. 16:4‑5• ⁴And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
⁵And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the Lord judge between me and thee. (Gen. 16:4‑5)

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Num. 16:3• ³And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the Lord? (Num. 16:3)

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

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2 Peter 2:10• ¹⁰But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities. (2 Peter 2:10)

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Jude 8• ⁸Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities. (Jude 8)

because they are brethren.

1 Tim. 5:1• ¹Rebuke not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger men as brethren; (1 Tim. 5:1)

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Matt. 23:8• ⁸But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. (Matt. 23:8)

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Matt. 25:40• ⁴⁰And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. (Matt. 25:40)

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Rom. 8:29• ²⁹For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. (Rom. 8:29)

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Gal. 3:26‑29• ²⁶For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
²⁷For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.
²⁸There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
²⁹And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise. (Gal. 3:26‑29)

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Col. 3:11• ¹¹Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all. (Col. 3:11)

because they are.

Gal. 5:6• ⁶For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. (Gal. 5:6)

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Eph. 1:1,15• ¹Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:
¹⁵Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, (Eph. 1:1,15)

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

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Col. 3:12• ¹²Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; (Col. 3:12)

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2 Thess. 1:3• ³We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth; (2 Thess. 1:3)

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Philem. 5‑7• ⁵Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
⁶That the communication of thy faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in you in Christ Jesus.
⁷For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother. (Philem. 5‑7)

faithful.

or, believing.

partakers.

Joel 2:28• ²⁸And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: (Joel 2:28)

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Rom. 11:17• ¹⁷And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree; (Rom. 11:17)

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Eph. 3:6• ⁶That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: (Eph. 3:6)

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Heb. 3:1,14• ¹Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
¹⁴For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end; (Heb. 3:1,14)

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1 Peter 5:1• ¹The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: (1 Peter 5:1)

These.

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

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

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Titus 3:8• ⁸This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto 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.