Servants; the word is not the same which Paul useth, Colossians 3:22, but may well comprehend the servants he speaks of, as implying not only slaves, but those that were made free, yet continued still in the family; and so signifies servants of whatsoever condition. Be subject to your masters with all fear; not only reverence of masters, and fear of offending them, is to be understood, but fear of God, as appears by the parallel place, Colossians 3:22: see Ephesians 6:5-7. Not only to the good and gentle; by good he means not gracious or holy, but, as the next word explains it, gentle, just, equal. But also to the froward; morose, crabbed, unjust, unmerciful.
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1 Peter 2:18
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.