Verse 1

Let as many servauntes as are vnder ye yoke counte their masters worthy of all honour that the name of god and his doctryne be not evyll spoken of.

Referenced Verses

  • Titus 2:5 : 5 to be discrete chast huswyfly good and obediet vnto their awne husbandes that the worde of god be not evyll spoken of.
  • Rom 2:24 : 24 For the name of god is evyll spoken of amonge the Gentyls thorowe you as it is written.
  • 1 Cor 7:21-22 : 21 Arte thou called a servaut? care not for it. Neverthelesse yf thou mayst be fre vse it rather. 22 For he that is called in the LORde beynge a servaunt is the LORdes freman. Lykwyse he that is called beynge fre is Christes servaut.
  • 1 Cor 10:32 : 32 Se that ye geve occasion of evell nether to ye Iewes nor yet to the gentyls nether to ye cogregacion of god:
  • Gal 5:1 : 1 Stond fast therfore in ye libertie wher with Christ hath made vs fre and wrappe not youre selves agayne in ye yoke of bondage.
  • Eph 6:5-8 : 5 Servautes be obedient vnto youre carnall masters with feare and trimblinge in singlenes of youre hertes as vnto Christ: 6 not wt service in ye eye sight as men pleasars: but as the servautes of Christ doynge ye will of God fro the herte 7 with good will servinge ye Lorde and not men. 8 And remember that whatsoever good thinge eny man doeth that shall he receave agayne of the Lorde whether he be bonde or fre.
  • Col 3:22-25 : 22 Servauntes be obedient vnto youre bodyly masters in all thynges: not with eye service as men pleasers but in synglenes of herte fearynge god. 23 And whatsoever ye do do it hertely as though ye did it to the LORde and not vnto men for as moche as ye 24 knowe that of the LORde ye shall receave the rewarde of inheritaunce for ye serve the LORde Christ. 25 But he that doth wronge shall receave for the wronge that he hath done: for there is no respect of persons.
  • 1 Tim 5:14 : 14 I will therfore that ye yonger weme mary and beare childre and gyde the housse and geve none occasio to ye adversary to speake evill
  • Titus 2:8-9 : 8 worde which cannot be rebuked that he which withstondeth maye be a shamed havynge no thinge in you yt he maye disprayse. 9 The servautes exhorte to be obediet vnto their awne masters and to please in all thynges not answerynge agayne 10 nether be pickers but that they shewe all good faythfulnes that they maye do worshippe to ye doctryne of oure saveoure God in all thynges.
  • 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 and se that ye have honest conversacion amonge the getyls that they which backbyte you as evyll doars maye se youre good workes and prayse god in the daye of visitacion.
  • 1 Pet 2:17-20 : 17 Honoure all men. Love brotherly felishippe. Feare god and honour the kynge. 18 Servauntes obey youre masters with all feare not only yf they be good and courteous: but also though they be frowarde. 19 For it is thankeworthye yf a man for conscience towarde god endure grefe sufferinge wrongfully. 20 For what prayse is it if when ye be buffeted for youre fautes ye take it paciently? But and yf when ye do well ye suffer wronge and take it paciently then is there thanke with God.
  • 1 Pet 3:16 : 16 havinge a good consciece that when they backbyte you as evyll doars they maye be ashamed for as moche as they have falsely accused youre good conversacion in Christ.
  • Gen 13:7-8 : 7 And there fell a stryfe betwene the herdmen of Abrams catell and the herdmen of Lots catell. Moreouer the Cananytes and the Pherysites dwelled at that tyme in the lande. 8 Than sayd Abram vnto Lot: let there be no stryfe I praye the betwene the and me and betwene my herdmen and thyne for we be brethren.
  • Gen 16:9 : 9 And the angell of the LORde sayde vnto her: returne to thy mastresse agayne and submytte thy selfe vnder her handes.
  • Gen 24:2 : 2 And he sayde vnto his eldest servaunte of his house which had the rule over all that he had: Put thy hande vnder my thye that
  • Gen 24:12 : 12 and he sayde. LORde God of my master Abraha sende me good spede this daye and shewe mercy vnto my master Abraham.
  • Gen 24:27 : 27 and sayde: blessed be the LORde God of my master Abraham which ceasseth not to deale mercyfully and truly with my master And hath brought me the waye to my masters brothers house.
  • Gen 24:35-67 : 35 and the LORDE hath blessed my master out of measure that he is become greate and hath geven him shepe oxen syluer and golde menservauntes maydeservauntes camels ad asses. 36 And Sara my masters wyfe bare him a sonne whe she was olde: and vnto him hath he geven all that he hath. 37 And my master made me swere saynge: Thou shalt not take a wyfe to my sonne amonge the doughters of the cananytes in whose lade I dwell. 38 But thou shalt goo vnto my fathers house and to my kynred and there take a wyfe vnto my sonne. 39 And I sayde vnto my master. What yf the wyfe will not folowe me? 40 And he sayde vnto me: The LORde before whome I walke wyll sende his angell with the and prosper thy iourney that thou shalt take a wyfe for my sonne of my kynred and of my fathers house. 41 But and yf (when thou comest vnto my kynred) they will not geue the one tha shalt thou bere no perell of myne oothe. 42 And I came this daye vnto the well and sayed: O LORde the God of my master Abraha yf it be so that thou makest my iourney which I go prosperous: 43 beholde I stode by this well of water And when a virgyn cometh forth to drawe water and I saye to her: geue me a litle water of thi pitcher to drynk 44 and she saye agayne to me: dryncke thou and I will also drawe water for thy camels: that same is the wife whom the LORde hath prepared for my masters sonne. 45 And before I had made an ende of speakynge in myne harte: beholde Rebecca came forth and hir pitcher on hir shulder and she went doune vnto the well and drewe. And I sayde vnto her geue me drynke. 46 And she made hast and toke doune hir pitcher from of hir ad sayd: drinke and I will geue thy camels drynke also. And I dranke and she gaue the camels drynke also. 47 And I asked her saynge: whose doughter art thou? And she answered: the doughter of Bathuell Nahors sonne whome Milca bare vnto him. And I put the earynge vpon hir face and the bracelettes apon hir hondes. 48 And I bowed my selfe and worshepped the LORde and blessed the LORde God of my master Abraha which had brought me the right waye to take my masters brothers doughter vnto his sonne. 49 Now therfore yf ye will deall mercyfully and truly with my master tell me. And yf no tell me also: that I maye turne me to the right hande or to the left. 50 Than answered Laban and Bathuel saynge: The thinge is proceded even out of the LORde we can not therfore saye vnto the ether good or bad: 51 Beholde Rebecca before thy face take her and goo and let her be thy masters sonnes wife euen as the LORde hath sayde. 52 And whe Abrahams servaunte herde their wordes he bowed him selfe vnto the LORde flatt vpon the erth. 53 And the servaunte toke forth iewells of syluer and iewelles of gold and rayment and gaue them to Rebecca: But vnto hir brother and to hir mother he gaue spyces. 54 And then they ate and dranke both he and the men that were with him and taried all nyghte and rose vp in the mornynge. And he sayde: let me departe vnto my master. 55 But hir brother and hir mother sayde: let the damsell abyde with vs a while ad it be but even.x. dayes and than goo thy wayes. 56 And he sayde vnto them hinder me not: for the LORde hath prospered my iourney. Sende me awaye yt I maye goo vnto my master. 57 And they sayde: let vs call the damsell and witt what she sayth to the matter. 58 And they called forth Rebecca ad sayde vnto her: wilt thou goo with this ma? And she sayde: Yee. 59 Than they broughte Rebecca their sister on the waye and her norse and Abrahas servaunte and the men that were wyth him. 60 And they blessed Rebecca and sayde vnto her: Thou art oure sister growe in to thousande thousandes and thy seed possesse ye gates of their emnies. 61 And Rebecca arose and hir damsels and satt the vp apo the camels and went their waye after the man. And ye servaunte toke Rebecca and went his way 62 And Isaac was a comige from the well of ye lyvynge and seynge for he dwelt in the south cotr 63 and was gone out to walke in his meditatios before ye eue tyde. And he lyfte vp his eyes and loked and beholde ye camels were cominge. 64 And Rebecca lyfte vp hir eyes and whe she sawe Isaac she lyghted of the camel 65 ad sayde vnto ye servaunte: what ma is this yt cometh agenst vs in the feld? And the servaute sayde: it is my master. And then she toke hir mantell ad put it aboute her. 66 And the servaute tolde Isaac all that he had done. 67 The Isaac broughte her in to his mother Saras tente ad toke Rebecca and she became his wife and he loved her: and so was Isaac coforted over his mother.
  • Deut 28:48 : 48 therfore thou shalt serue thyne enemye whiche the Lorde shall sende vppon the: in hunger and thrust, in nakednesse and in nede off all thynge: and he shall put a yocke off yerne vppon thyne necke, vntyll he haue broughte the to noughte.
  • Matt 11:9 : 9 But what wet ye oute for to se? A prophete? Ye I saye to you and more the a prophete.
  • Matt 11:30 : 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
  • Luke 17:1 : 1 Then sayde he to ye disciples it can not be avoyded but that offences will come. Neverthelesse wo be to him thorow whom they come.
  • Acts 10:7 : 7 When the angell which spake vnto Cornelius was departed he called two of his housholde servauntes and a devoute soudier of them that wayted on him
  • Acts 10:22 : 22 And they sayde vnto him: Cornelius the captayne a iust man and won that feareth God and of good reporte amonge all the people of the Iewes was warned by an holy angell to sende for the into his housse and to heare wordes of the.
  • Acts 15:10 : 10 Now therfore why tempte ye God that ye wolde put a yoke on the disciples neckes which nether oure fathers nor we were able to beare.