1 Timothy 6:2
1 Timothy 6:2 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Servants with believing masters should serve them all the more, since they are beloved brothers in the faith.
What Does 1 Timothy 6:2 Mean?
Paul addresses a delicate case: servants whose masters are fellow believers. They must not take the shared faith as license to show less respect.
Rather, the bond of brotherhood should make them serve more willingly, since their masters are beloved partners in grace. Faith does not erase honest labor; it deepens it with love. Paul tells Timothy to keep teaching and urging these things.
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What does 1 Timothy 6:2 mean?
Servants with believing masters should serve them all the more, since they are beloved brothers in the faith.