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Galatians 5:1

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Galatians 3:28

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.

Exodus 21:16

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

Ephesians 6:5

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;

Titus 2:9–10

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 →

1 Peter 2:18

Servants, bein subjection to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Leviticus 25:44–46

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 →

Exodus 21:1–36

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →

Philemon 1:16

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.

1 Peter 2:16

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

Exodus 21:20–21

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 →

Colossians 3:22

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:

1 Corinthians 7:21

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather.

Ephesians 6:9

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.

Romans 8:15

For ye received not the spirit of bondage again unto fear; but ye received the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Luke 4:18

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,

Exodus 21:26–27

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 →

Exodus 21:2

If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

Matthew 6:24

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.

John 8:34

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

1 Timothy 6:1

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.

1 Timothy 6:1–2

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 →

Romans 6:22

But now being made free from sin and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end eternal life.

Romans 1:1

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Ephesians 6:5–8

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 →

John 8:36

If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

Proverbs 22:7

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, Andhe that giveth to the rich, shall come only to want.

Deuteronomy 24:7

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.

Deuteronomy 23:15

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee:

Deuteronomy 5:15

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.

1 Timothy 1:10

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;

Deuteronomy 23:15–16

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a servant that is escaped from his master unto thee: — read the full passage →

Mark 10:42–45

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 →

Isaiah 58:6

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?

Leviticus 25:1–55

And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, — read the full passage →

Titus 2:9

Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in all things; not gainsaying;

Colossians 3:22–24

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 →

Colossians 3:11

where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

Galatians 3:28–29

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 →

1 Corinthians 12:13

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.

1 Corinthians 7:22

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.

1 Corinthians 7:21–23

Wast thou called being a bondservant? care not for it: nay, even if thou canst become free, use it rather. — read the full passage →

Romans 6:5–6

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 →

Matthew 10:24

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Exodus 21:32

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.

Exodus 21:20

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished.

Exodus 21:7–11

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 →

Exodus 20:1–26

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Ephesians 6:5–9

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 →

Mark 1:1–45

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. — read the full passage →

Leviticus 25:39

And if thy brother be waxed poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee; thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.

Leviticus 25:44

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.

Hebrews 13:1–25

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 2:14–15

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 →

Deuteronomy 15:12

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.

Leviticus 25:43

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

Exodus 21:5–6

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 →

Exodus 21:2–6

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 →

Revelation 1:1

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;

1 Peter 2:18–25

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 →

1 Timothy 1:9–10

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 →

Colossians 3:1–25

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 →

Ephesians 6:6

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Ephesians 6:1–24

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 1:1–23

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 →

1 Corinthians 12:1–13:13

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 6:19–20

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 →

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.

Romans 6:15–23

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? God forbid. — read the full passage →

Romans 6:2

God forbid. We who died to sin, how shall we any longer live therein?

Acts 17:26

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;

Luke 16:13

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.

Luke 12:47–48

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 →

Luke 7:1–10

After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →

Matthew 20:26–27

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister; — read the full passage →

Matthew 11:29–30

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 →

Jeremiah 34:14

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.

Jeremiah 34:9

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.

Isaiah 58:2

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.

Proverbs 30:10

Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

Proverbs 22:2

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 12:1–24:34

Whoso loveth correction loveth knowledge; But he that hateth reproof is brutish. — read the full passage →

Psalms 13:5–6

But I have trusted in thy lovingkindness; My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 21:10–14

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 →

Deuteronomy 15:16

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;

Deuteronomy 15:12–18

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 →

Leviticus 19:33–34

And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not do him wrong. — read the full passage →

Exodus 22:3

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.

Exodus 21:7

And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do.

Genesis 9:25

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.

Genesis 1:27

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Revelation 18:13

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.

Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Luke 4:1–18:43

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →

Acts 7:6–7

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 →

Malachi 3:17

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.

Proverbs 30:22

For a servant when he is king; And a fool when he is filled with food;

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