Masters, be fair and just in the way you treat your slaves. Remember that you too have a Master in heaven.

So I make a request to you on behalf of Onesimus, who is my own son in Christ; for while in prison I have become his spiritual father.

I am sending him back to you now, and with him goes my heart.

However, I do not want to force you to help me; rather, I would like for you to do it of your own free will. So I will not do anything unless you agree.

And now he is not just a slave, but much more than a slave: he is a dear brother in Christ. How much he means to me! And how much more he will mean to you, both as a slave and as a brother in the Lord!

Abram had intercourse with Hagar, and she became pregnant. When she found out that she was pregnant, she became proud and despised Sarai.

Then Sarai said to Abram, "It's your fault that Hagar despises me. I myself gave her to you, and ever since she found out that she was pregnant, she has despised me. May the LORD judge which of us is right, you or me!"

They assembled before Moses and Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! All the members of the community belong to the LORD, and the LORD is with all of us. Why, then, Moses, do you set yourself above the LORD's community?"

"You cannot be a slave of two masters; you will hate one and love the other; you will be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

especially those who follow their filthy bodily lusts and despise God's authority. These false teachers are bold and arrogant, and show no respect for the glorious beings above; instead, they insult them.

In the same way also, these people have visions which make them sin against their own bodies; they despise God's authority and insult the glorious beings above.

Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as if he were your father. Treat the younger men as your brothers,

You must not be called 'Teacher,' because you are all equal and have only one Teacher.

The King will reply, 'I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!'

Those whom God had already chosen he also set apart to become like his Son, so that the Son would be the first among many believers.

It is through faith that all of you are God's children in union with Christ Jesus.

So there is no difference between Jews and Gentiles, between slaves and free people, between men and women; you are all one in union with Christ Jesus.

As a result, there is no longer any distinction between Gentiles and Jews, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarians, savages, slaves, and free, but Christ is all, Christ is in all.

For when we are in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the lack of it makes any difference at all; what matters is faith that works through love.

From Paul, who by God's will is an apostle of Christ Jesus--- To God's people in Ephesus, who are faithful in their life in union with Christ Jesus:

For this reason, ever since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all of God's people,

To God's people in Colossae, who are our faithful friends in union with Christ: May God our Father give you grace and peace.

For we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all God's people.

You are the people of God; he loved you and chose you for his own. So then, you must clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Our friends, we must thank God at all times for you. It is right for us to do so, because your faith is growing so much and the love each of you has for the others is becoming greater.

For I hear of your love for all of God's people and the faith you have in the Lord Jesus.

Your love, dear brother, has brought me great joy and much encouragement! You have cheered the hearts of all of God's people.

"Afterward I will pour out my Spirit on everyone: your sons and daughters will proclaim my message; your old people will have dreams, and your young people will see visions.

Some of the branches of the cultivated olive tree have been broken off, and a branch of a wild olive tree has been joined to it. You Gentiles are like that wild olive tree, and now you share the strong spiritual life of the Jews.

The secret is that by means of the gospel the Gentiles have a part with the Jews in God's blessings; they are members of the same body and share in the promise that God made through Christ Jesus.

My Christian friends, who also have been called by God! Think of Jesus, whom God sent to be the High Priest of the faith we profess.

For we are all partners with Christ if we hold firmly to the end the confidence we had at the beginning.

I, who am an elder myself, appeal to the church elders among you. I am a witness of Christ's sufferings, and I will share in the glory that will be revealed. I appeal to you

Give them these instructions and these teachings.

But you must teach what agrees with sound doctrine.

Teach these things and use your full authority as you encourage and rebuke your hearers. Let none of them look down on you.

This is a true saying. I want you to give special emphasis to these matters, so that those who believe in God may be concerned with giving their time to doing good deeds, which are good and useful for everyone.