2:18 你們作僕人的，凡事要存敬畏的心順服主人；不但順服那善良溫和的，就是那乖僻的也要順服。
2:19 倘若人為叫良心對得住上帝，就忍受冤屈的苦楚，這是可喜愛的。
2:20 你們若因犯罪受責打，能忍耐，有甚麼可誇的呢？但你們若因行善受苦，能忍耐，這在上帝看是可喜愛的。
2:21 你們蒙召原是為此；因基督也為你們受過苦，給你們留下榜樣，叫你們跟隨他的腳蹤行。
Slaves,
accept the authority of your masters with all deference, not only those who are
kind and gentle but also those who are harsh. For it is a credit to you if,
being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure
when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure
when you do right and suffer for it, you have God’s approval. For to this you
have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example,
so that you should follow in his steps.
Cho
nù-phu̍k ke, ngì-têu oi sun-chhiùng chú-ngìn, ya oi tui kì-têu
péu-hien sṳ̍p-fûn ke kiûng-kin; m̀ tân-chhiang tui hó-sîm vûn-yù ke
chú-ngìn oi án-ngiòng, tui chhû-phau ke chú-ngìn ya oi án-ngiòng.
Na-he ngì-têu khon liá he Song-ti ke chṳ́-yi, kâm-ngien ngiûn-su m̀ yin-kôi
sṳ̍t ke khú, Song-ti yit-thin voi su-fuk pûn ngì-têu. Na-he ngì-têu
yîn-vi fam-chhui lòi ngiûn-su chit-tá, yû má-ke kông-yùng nè? Vì-yû
yîn-vi hàng-san lòi ngiûn-su khú-nan ke ngìn chang voi tet-tó Song-ti ke
su-fuk. Song-ti fû-seu ngì-têu ke muk-tit chhiu-he chhai liá-vi; yîn-vi
Kî-tuk vi ngì-têu su-khú, liù-hâ póng-yong pûn ngì-têu, oi pûn
ngì-têu thèn kì ke kiok-phu hàng.
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跟隨基督的腳步，最重要的是如同基督的順服上帝，不管自己喜不喜歡。因為我們知道上帝是信實的，相信祂的安排是最好的，所以一切都由祂打算、由祂做主。
但是這樣的生命不能憑自己的感覺，而是願意將生命主權交給上帝。正如一個奴隸不能選擇自己的主人一樣，不管好的或壞的都要承受，都要順服，甚至要承受冤屈，正如主耶穌本是無罪的，卻要順服上帝的旨意：受到羞辱、虐待、甚至上十字架而死。
耶穌曾經挑戰門徒：「我將要喝的杯，你們能喝嗎？」
同樣我們要成為基督的門徒，就是要預備飲苦杯，你願意嗎？
