1 Peter 2:18

2:18 Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

1 Peter 4:7

Service, Suffering, and Judgment

4:7 For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer.


tn The Greek term here is οἰκέτης (oiketh"), often used of a servant in a household (who would have been a slave).

tn Grk “being subject,” but continuing the sense of command from vs. 13.

tn Grk “for prayers.”