18Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.
The paragraph breaks into two obvious parts: 1 Peter 2:18–20 addresses the right mindset in relation to slavery; 1 Peter 2:21–25 lays the foundation for the correct mindset as illustrated in Christ’s attitude to his suffering.
18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust.