32 Bible Verses about Slaves

Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;

if, a servant the ox gore, or a handmaid, thirty shekels of silver, shall he give to his lord, and, the ox, shall be stoned.

If I refused the right of my servant, or my handmaid, when they contended with me,

Servants, unto their own masters, to be submitting themselves in all things, to be, well-pleasing, not gainsaying,

Let, as many as are servants under a yoke, be counting, their own masters, worthy, of all honour, lest, the name of God and the teaching, be defamed.

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

Verily, verily, I say unto you - A servant is not greater than his lord, neither one sent forth greater than he that sent him.

Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute, - If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.

Sufficient for the disciple, that he become, as his teacher, and, the servant, as, his lord. If, the master of the house, Beelzebul, they called, how much more, the men of his house!

But, who from among you, having, a servant, plowing or keeping sheep, when he hath come in out of the field, will say to him - Straightway, come, and recline; - on the contrary, will not say to him - Make somewhat ready, that I may dine, - and, girding thyself, be ministering unto me, until I have eaten and drunk; and, after these things, thou, shalt eat and drink?

And, whosoever shall desire, among you, to be first, shall be, your servant: -

And, whosoever desireth, among you, to be, first, shall be, servant of all;

But I say: - for as long a time as, the heir, is an infant, he differeth, nothing, from a servant, though, lord of all,

Ye servants! be obedient, in all things, unto them who, according to the flesh, are your masters, - not with eye-service, as man-pleasers, but with singleness of heart, revering the Lord, -

Ye masters! that which is just and equitable, unto your servants, be rendering, knowing that, ye also, have a Master in heaven.

Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he revile thee, and thou be found guilty.

But when, a priest, buyeth any person, as the purchase of his silver, he may eat thereof, - and, the children of his household, they, may eat of his food.

Slaves, have ruled over us, There is none to set free from their hand.

As, a bondman, panteth for the shadow, and as, a hireling, longeth for his wage,

Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;

I had seen, servants, upon horses, - and, rulers, walking like servants, on the ground.

But, at that time - not knowing God, ye were in servitude unto them who, by nature, are not Gods;

For, he who in the Lord was called, being a bond-servant, is, a freed-man of the Lord: in like manner, he that was called being, a freeman, is Christ's bond-servant: -

There cannot be Jew or Greek, there cannot be bond or free, there cannot be male and female, for, all ye, are one, in Christ Jesus:

Wherein there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, bond, free, - but, all things and in all, Christ:

No longer, do I call you, servants, for, the servant, knoweth not what, his lord, is doing. But, you, I have called, friends, because, all things which I heard from my Father, made I known unto you.

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

A bond-servant, wast thou called? let it not cause thee concern; but, if thou canst even become, free, rather use it.