7. Serve your owners enthusiastically, as though you were serving the Lord and not human beings.
8. You know that the Lord will reward every person who does what is right, whether that person is a slave or a free person.
9. As for masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Stop threatening them, because you know that both you and your slaves have a master in heaven. He doesn’t distinguish between people on the basis of status.
10. Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and his powerful strength.
11. Put on God’s armor so that you can make a stand against the tricks of the devil.
12. We aren’t fighting against human enemies but against rulers, authorities, forces of cosmic darkness, and spiritual powers of evil in the heavens.
13. Therefore, pick up the full armor of God so that you can stand your ground on the evil day and after you have done everything possible to still stand.