AKJV
KJV
18. Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

ASV
18. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

ESV
18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.

ERVEN
18. Slaves, be willing to serve your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey the masters who are good and kind, and you should obey the masters who are bad.

NLT
18. You who are slaves must accept the authority of your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you-- not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.

WEB
18. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

NET
18. Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

NLV
18. Servants, you are to respect your owners and do what they say. Do this if you have a good and kind owner. You must do it even if your owner is hard to work for.

HCSB
18. Household slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the cruel.

YLT
18. The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

LITV
18. Servants, be obedient to your masters in all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones.

RV
18. Servants, {cf15i be} in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

NCV
18. Slaves, yield to the authority of your masters with all respect, not only those who are good and kind, but also those who are dishonest.

MKJV
18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones.

LXXEN



KJV
18. Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

AMP
18. [You who are] household servants, be submissive to your masters with all [proper] respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate and reasonable, but also to those who are surly (overbearing, unjust, and crooked).

KJVP
18. Servants G3610 N-NPM , [ be ] subject to G5293 V-PPP-NPM [ your ] masters G1203 N-DPM with G1722 PREP all G3956 A-DSM fear G5401 N-DSM ; not G3756 PRT-N only G3440 ADV to the G3588 T-DPM good G18 A-DPM and G2532 CONJ gentle G1933 A-DPM , but G235 CONJ also G2532 CONJ to the G3588 T-DPM froward G4646 A-DPM .

YLT
18. The domestics! be subjecting yourselves in all fear to the masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the cross;

ASV
18. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

WEB
18. Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

NASB
18. Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and equitable but also to those who are perverse.

ESV
18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.

RV
18. Servants, {cf15i be} in subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

RSV
18. Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to the kind and gentle but also to the overbearing.

NKJV
18. Servants, [be] submissive to [your] masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh.

MKJV
18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to those good and forbearing, but also to the perverse ones.

AKJV
18. Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the fraudulent.

NRSV
18. Slaves, accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are kind and gentle but also those who are harsh.

NIV
18. Slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

NIRV
18. Slaves, obey your masters with all the respect you should give them. Obey not only those who are good and kind. Obey also those who are not kind.

NLT
18. You who are slaves must accept the authority of your masters with all respect. Do what they tell you-- not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.

MSG
18. You who are servants, be good servants to your masters--not just to good masters, but also to bad ones.

GNB
18. You servants must submit yourselves to your masters and show them complete respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.

NET
18. Slaves, be subject to your masters with all reverence, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are perverse.

ERVEN
18. Slaves, be willing to serve your masters. Do this with all respect. You should obey the masters who are good and kind, and you should obey the masters who are bad.