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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.

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;

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.

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.

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 →

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

If I have despised the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, When they contended with me; — 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 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,

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.

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

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;

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

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.

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

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

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 →

And the man knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man with the help of Jehovah. — read the full passage →

For there are certain men crept in privily, even they who were of old written of beforehand unto this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ. — 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 when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that cometh up out of the abyss shall make war with them, and overcome them, and kill them. — read the full passage →

not as Cain was of the evil one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his works were evil, and his brother’s righteous.

knowing that ye were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from your vain manner of life handed down from your fathers; — read the full passage →

Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee. — 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; — read the full passage →

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 →

because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, — read the full passage →

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

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage. — read the full passage →

So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

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 the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God. — read the full passage →

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

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

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

Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed. — 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.

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

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

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into the mountain: and when he had sat down, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

And now, O ye priests, this commandment is for you. — read the full passage →

For he doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. — read the full passage →

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

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?

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

Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

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

It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. — read the full passage →

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes. — read the full passage →

The simple believeth every word; But the prudent man looketh well to his going. — read the full passage →

Better is he that is lightly esteemed, and hath a servant, Than he that honoreth himself, and lacketh bread. — read the full passage →

Unrighteous witnesses rise up; They ask me of things that I know not. — read the full passage →

I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength. — read the full passage →

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. — read the full passage →

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

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

If Jehovah delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it unto us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. — read the full passage →

keeping lovingkindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin; and that will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. — read the full passage →

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Howbeit at that time, not knowing God, ye were in bondage to them that by nature are no gods:

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? — read the full passage →

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end. — read the full passage →

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.

Jehovah saith unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, Until I make thine enemies thy footstool. — read the full passage →

And now, O Israel, hearken unto the statutes and unto the ordinances, which I teach you, to do them; that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah, the God of your fathers, giveth you. — read the full passage →

Ye shall make you no idols, neither shall ye rear you up a graven image, or a pillar, neither shall ye place any figured stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am Jehovah your God. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,

Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men:

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully, — read the full passage →

and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

All things are lawful for me; but not all things are expedient. All things are lawful for me; but I will not be brought under the power of any.

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Jehovah thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the back of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. — read the full passage →