Then the angel of the Lord told her,“ Go back to the woman who owns you. Obey her.”

耶和华的使者对她说：“你回到你主母那里，服在她手下”；

耶和华的使者对她说：“你要回到你的女主人那里，屈服在她手下。”

耶和华的使者对她说：“你要回到你的女主人那里，屈服在她手下。”

耶和华的天使对她说：“你要回到女主人那里顺服她。”

耶和华的使者对她说：“回到你主母那里去，服在她的手下！”

耶和华的使者对她说：“回到你的主母那里，服在她的手下吧。”

耶和華的使者對她說：「你回到你主母那裏，服在她手下」；

耶和華的使者對她說：「你要回到你的女主人那裏，屈服在她手下。」

耶和華的使者對她說：「你要回到你的女主人那裏，屈服在她手下。」

耶和華的天使對她說：「你要回到女主人那裡順服她。」

耶和華的使者對她說：“回到你主母那裡去，服在她的手下！”

永恆主的使者對夏甲說：『你回到你主母那裏，屈服在她手下。』

耶和華的使者對她說：「回到你的主母那裡，服在她的手下吧。」

曰、宜歸主母、服於其下、

曰、可歸主母、仍服其下。

主之使者謂之曰、可歸主母所、聽其苦待爾、

Then the angel of the Lord told her,“ Go back to your mistress and submit to her.”

The angel of the Lord said to her,“ Return to your mistress and submit to her.”

The angel of the Lord said to her,“ Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.”

The angel of the LORD said to her,“ Go back to your mistress and submit to her authority.”

So the angel of the Lord said to her,“ Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority.”

The Angel of the Lord said to her,“ Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hand.”

And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Then the Angel of the Lord said to her,“ You must go back to your mistress and submit to her mistreatment.”

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Then the LORD’s angel said to her,“ Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

Yahweh’s angel said to her,“ Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.”

Suppose a ruler gets very angry with you. If he does, don’t quit your job in the palace. Being calm can overcome what you have done against him.

Slaves, obey your masters out of deep respect for God. Obey not only those who are good and kind. Obey also those who are not kind.Suppose a person suffers pain unfairly because they want to obey God. This is worthy of praise.But suppose you receive a beating for doing wrong, and you put up with it. Will anyone honor you for this? Of course not. But suppose you suffer for doing good, and you put up with it. God will praise you for this.You were chosen to do good even if you suffer. That’s because Christ suffered for you. He left you an example that he expects you to follow.Scripture says,“ He didn’t commit any sin. No lies ever came out of his mouth.”( Isaiah 53:9)People shouted at him and made fun of him. But he didn’t do the same thing back to them. When he suffered, he didn’t say he would make them suffer. Instead, he trusted in the God who judges fairly.“ He himself carried our sins” in his body on the cross.( Isaiah 53:5) He did it so that we would die as far as sins are concerned. Then we would lead godly lives.“ His wounds have healed you.”( Isaiah 53:5)“ You were like sheep wandering away.”( Isaiah 53:6) But now you have returned to the Shepherd. He is the one who watches over your souls.

Follow the lead of one another because of your respect for Christ.

In the same way, I’m speaking to you who are younger. Follow the lead of those who are older. All of you, put on a spirit free of pride toward one another. Put it on as if it were your clothes. Do this because Scripture says,“ God opposes those who are proud. But he gives grace to those who are humble.”( Proverbs 3:34)So make yourselves humble. Put yourselves under God’s mighty hand. Then he will honor you at the right time.

Slaves, obey your masters here on earth. Respect them and honor them with a heart that is true. Obey them just as you would obey Christ.Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants.

Teach slaves to obey their masters in everything they do. Tell them to try to please their masters. They must not talk back to them.