Slavery

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.

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.

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

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, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

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 →

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 his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall surely be punished. — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

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 →

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.

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

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. — 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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;

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

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 →

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?

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:

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

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

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 →

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

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 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 →

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

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 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 →

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.

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 →

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

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

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.

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 →

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

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

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 →

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

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

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

And Jehovah spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, — 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 God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

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 →

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;

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

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 →

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

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free.

If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her.

He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — 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 Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — read the full passage →

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

Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.

And if men contend, and one smite the other with a stone, or with his fist, and he die not, but keep his bed; — read the full passage →

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.

If his master give him a wife and she bear him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her master’s, and he shall go out by himself.

And ye shall make them an inheritance for your children after you, to hold for a possession; of them shall ye take your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule, one over another, with rigor.

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

As a servant hired year by year shall he be with him: he shall not rule with rigor over him in thy sight.

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 →

but the women, and the little ones, and the cattle, and all that is in the city, even all the spoil thereof, shalt thou take for a prey unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine enemies, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.

And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that is a bondmaid, betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her; they shall be punished; they shall not be put to death, because she was not free. — read the full passage →

but the seventh day is a sabbath unto Jehovah thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; — read the full passage →

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

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.

then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

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.

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

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

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; — read the full passage →

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. — read the full passage →

And these shall go away into eternal punishment: but the righteous into eternal life.

If the thief be found breaking in, and be smitten so that he dieth, there shall be no bloodguiltiness for him. — read the full passage →

And if he do not these three things unto her, then shall she go out for nothing, without money.

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.

I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,