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Slave
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For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying; — read the full passage →
Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. — read the full passage →
Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →
no longer as a servant, but more than a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much rather to thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished. — read the full passage →
Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord:
Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, and forbear threatening: knowing that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no respect of persons with him.
For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, and destroy it; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake. — read the full passage →
If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed.
Let as many as are servants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →
But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →
If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.
If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and he deal with him as a slave, or sell him; then that thief shall die: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God brought thee out thence by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Jehovah thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
for fornicators, for abusers of themselves with men, for menstealers, for liars, for false swearers, and if there be any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;
Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee: — read the full passage →
And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. — read the full passage →
Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, — read the full passage →
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;
Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →
where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.
There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →
For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.
For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord’s freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ’s bondservant.
Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. — read the full passage →
For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection; — read the full passage →
A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
If the ox gore a man-servant or a maid-servant, there shall be given unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do. — read the full passage →
And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; — read the full passage →
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — read the full passage →
And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.
And as for thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, whom thou shalt have; of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →
Since then the children are sharers in flesh and blood, he also himself in like manner partook of the same; that through death he might bring to nought him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; — read the full passage →
If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: — read the full passage →
If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing. — read the full passage →
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. — read the full passage →
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and unruly, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, — read the full passage →
If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →
not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, to the saints that are at Ephesus, and the faithful in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →
Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →
Or know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own; — read the full passage →
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid. — read the full passage →
God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?
and he made of one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed seasons, and the bounds of their habitation;
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And that servant, who knew his lord’s will, and made not ready, nor did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes; — read the full passage →
After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →
Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; — read the full passage →
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. — read the full passage →
At the end of seven years ye shall let go every man his brother that is a Hebrew, that hath been sold unto thee, and hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
that every man should let his man-servant, and every man his maid-servant, that is a Hebrew or a Hebrewess, go free; that none should make bondmen of them, to wit, of a Jew his brother.
Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.
Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.
Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →
But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. — read the full passage →
When thou goest forth to battle against thine enemies, and Jehovah thy God delivereth them into thy hands, and thou carriest them away captive, — read the full passage →
And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go out from thee; because he loveth thee and thy house, because he is well with thee;
If thy brother, a Hebrew man, or a Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee. — read the full passage →
And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. — read the full passage →
If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him; he shall make restitution: if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.
And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
and cinnamon, and spice, and incense, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep; and merchandise of horses and chariots and slaves; and souls of men.
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →
And God spake on this wise, that his seed should sojourn in a strange land, and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill, four hundred years. — read the full passage →
And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, even mine own possession, in the day that I make; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;
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