Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.
And they that have believing masters: Paul senses the prospect of a believing servant dwelling on his spiritual equality with his master to the point of becoming bitter for not having the same equality in other spheres of life. Envy and jealousy have often found fertile soil for growth, even in bonds less demanding than the servant-master relationship.