And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.
What does 1 Timothy 6:2 mean?
Christians were not to suppose that religious knowledge, or Christian privileges, gave them any right to despise heathen masters, or to disobey lawful commands, or to expose their faults to others.
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Keep this verse inside 1 Timothy 6:1-2 and alongside a few nearby related passages.