Servants are to be submissive to their own masters, well-pleasing, not argumentative, and not pilfering but showing good faith. The stated purpose is to "adorn the doctrine of God our Savior." See Titus 2:9–10.
In Titus 2:9–10, Titus is told to urge enslaved workers to relate to their masters with steady cooperation. The instructions focus on everyday behavior: respectful submission, a genuinely helpful attitude, no talking back, no taking what is not theirs, and consistent trustworthiness. These verses sit inside a longer set of instructions aimed at different groups in the church community (older men, older women, younger women, younger men, and then servants) in Titus 2:1–10. The repeated aim is that Christian teaching not be discredited but instead be reinforced by visible behavior.
The passage assumes a real social setting where some Christians are enslaved and answer to “their own masters.” The immediate focus is ordinary, observable conduct: cooperative service, a non-combative posture in speech, honesty with a master’s property, and a reputation for reliability (verses 9–10).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Titus 2:9-10, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
9Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
10not stealing, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God, our Savior, in all things.