Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with fear and
trembling, in singleness of heart, as to Christ....
---EPHESIANS 6:5
Let all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their masters as worthy of
all honor,
so that the name of God and the teaching may not be defamed. Those who
have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they
are brethren; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by
their service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these duties. If any
one teaches otherwise and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord
Jesus Christ and the teaching which accords with godliness, he is puffed up
with conceit, he knows nothing; he has a morbid craving for controversy
and for disputes about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander,
base suspicions...
---1 TIMOTHY 6:1-4