Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.
slaves -- Peter’s use of the Greek word oiketēs here for a specific kind of slave indicates that he has household slaves in mind, although his comments are applicable also to slaves serving in other capacities. Graeco-Roman literature did not often address slaves. The early Christian writings regard slaves as full members of the household unit; they too have rights and moral obligations to the members of their household (see Eph 5:21–6:9; Col 3:18–4:1). - FSB