Translations
KJVPrimary
King James VersionLet as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GAll those under the yoke as slaves — let them regard their own masters as worthy of all honour, so that the name of Elohim and the teaching may not be spoken against.
F.O.G.M
F.O.G MessageLet all who are under the yoke of slavery regard their own masters as worthy of full honor, so that the name of God and His teaching may not be brought into disrepute.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleAll who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
Footnotes
Δοῦλοι (douloi) denotes those in literal chattel slavery, not household employees; most English versions soften this to "servants," which obscures the concrete social reality Paul is addressing. The phrase "under the yoke" (ὑπὸ ζυγόν) was a common first-century idiom for the enslaved condition drawn from agricultural imagery — both versions preserve both the yoke metaphor and the frank rendering "slaves" to honour the material reality of the original audience.
