1 Timothy 6:1 KJV
Let 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.
Matthew Henry
- The duty of Christians towards believing, as well as other mastersChristians were not to suppose that religious knowledge, or Christian privileges, gave them any right to despise heathen masters, or to disobey lawful...
Thompson Chains
- Servants' DutySee the chain from Ephesians 6:5 · 4 links
- God's NameLink 7 of 8 · next Titus 2:5
- BlasphemySee the chain from Leviticus 24:11 · 3 links
- Christ Divine (2)Link 8 of 11 · next 1 Timothy 6:13
Parallel Passages
- Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Titus 2:5 To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.
- Isaiah 52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.
- Romans 2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles through you, as it is written.
- Genesis 13:7–8 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. …
- Genesis 16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
- Genesis 24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Genesis 24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
- Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
- Genesis 24:35–67 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses. …
- Deuteronomy 28:48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
- 2 Samuel 12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
- 2 Kings 5:2–3 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife. …
- 2 Kings 5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?
- Nehemiah 9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Isaiah 47:6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
- Isaiah 58:6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
- Ezekiel 36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.
- Ezekiel 36:23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.
- Malachi 1:6 A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?
- Matthew 11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
- Matthew 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
- Luke 17:1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but that offences will come: but woe unto him, through whom they come!
- Acts 10:7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually;
- Acts 10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.
- Acts 15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
- 1 Corinthians 7:21–22 Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. …
- 1 Corinthians 10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God:
- Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- Ephesians 6:5–8 Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; …
- Colossians 3:22–25 Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: …
- 1 Timothy 5:14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.
- Titus 2:8–10 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. …
- 1 Peter 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
- 1 Peter 2:17–20 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king. …
- 1 Peter 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
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Topics
- God To be reverenced
- Influence Good
- Minister, Christian Charge delivered to
- Servant Unclassified scriptures relating to
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 65 · The First Epistle to Timothy
Bible Dictionary
- God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...
Strong’s Numbers
- Let εἰσί eisí
- as many ὅσος hósos
- servants δοῦλος doûlos
- as ὅσος hósos
- are εἰσί eisí
- under ὑπό hypó
- the yoke ζυγός zygós
- count ἡγέομαι hēgéomai
- their own ἴδιος ídios
- masters δεσπότης despótēs
- worthy ἄξιος áxios
- of all πᾶς pâs
- honour τιμή timḗ
- that ἵνα μή hína mḗ
- the name ὄνομα ónoma
- of God θεός theós
- and καί kaí
- doctrine διδασκαλία didaskalía
- be βλασφημέω blasphēméō
- not ἵνα μή hína mḗ
- blasphemed βλασφημέω blasphēméō
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