to the master of the house: “If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household” (Matt. 10:25). The logic of this argument depends on the master of the house being worthy of more honor than the members. Given what we know about the real distance between the human members of the household and the divine master of the house, the honor due him points to a worshiping household. Similarly, Paul points to the worship of Christ among the “brothers”