17. Honor everyone. Love the family of believers. Have respectful fear of God. Honor the emperor.
18. Household slaves, submit by accepting the authority of your masters with all respect. Do this not only to good and kind masters but also to those who are harsh.
19. Now, it is commendable if, because of one’s understanding of God, someone should endure pain through suffering unjustly.
20. But what praise comes from enduring patiently when you have sinned and are beaten for it? But if you endure steadfastly when you’ve done good and suffer for it, this is commendable before God.
21. You were called to this kind of endurance, because Christ suffered on your behalf. He left you an example so that you might follow in his footsteps.
22. He committed no sin, nor did he ever speak in ways meant to deceive.