32 Bible Verses about Slaves

Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear, trembling, and sincerity, as when you obey the Messiah.

"If the ox gores a male or female servant, the owner is to give 30 shekels of silver to the servant's master, and the ox is to be stoned.

"If I've refused to help my male and female servants when they complain against me,

Slaves are to submit to their masters in everything, aiming to please them and not argue with them

All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their own masters as deserving of the highest respect, so that the name of God and our teaching may not be discredited.

"A disciple is not above his teacher, and a slave is not above his master.

Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, a servant isn't greater than his master, and a messenger isn't greater than the one who sent him.

Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.

It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher and a slave to be like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they do the same to those of his household!"

"Suppose a man among you has a servant plowing or watching sheep. Would he say to him when he comes in from the field, "Come at once and have something to eat'? Of course not. Instead, he would say to him, "Get dinner ready for me, and put on your apron and wait on me until I eat and drink. Then you can eat and drink.'

and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.

and whoever wants to be first among you must be a slave to everyone,

Now what I am saying is this: As long as an heir is a child, he is no better off than a slave, even though he owns everything.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only while being watched in order to please them, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Don't lie about a servant to his master, or that servant will curse you and you will pay for it.

If a priest acquires a slave as property with his own money, he may eat with him. Those who were born in his house may eat his food.

Slaves rule over us, and no one delivers us from their control.

I'm like a servant who longs for the shade, like a hired laborer who is looking for his wages.

Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

And I have observed servants riding on horses, while princes walk on the ground like servants.

However, in the past, when you did not know God, you were slaves to things that are not really gods at all.

For the slave who has been called to belong to the Lord is the Lord's free person. In the same way, the free person who has been called is the Messiah's slave.

Because all of you are one in the Messiah Jesus, a person is no longer a Jew or a Greek, a slave or a free person, a male or a female.

In him there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free person. Instead, the Messiah is all and in all.

I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends, because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father.

So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if you are a child, then you are also an heir because of what God did.

Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that bother you. Of course, if you have a chance to become free, take advantage of the opportunity.