Passage

Instructions to servants

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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⁹Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

Titus 2:9World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer tells servants to obey their own masters and not contradict them.

To understand

The instruction continues with avoiding theft and showing fidelity. It addresses an unequal relationship between servants and masters; their working conditions are not described here.

A question

What actions are specified after the instruction about obedience?