24 Bible Verses about Slaves
Most Relevant Verses
Servants, be subject to masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your hearts as to Christ,
Let as many servants as are under the yoke account their masters worthy of all honor, that the name and doctrine of God may not be blasphemed.
I tell you most truly, the servant is not greater than his lord, nor the apostle greater than he that sent him.
Remember the word which I said to you, a servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will also keep yours.
It is sufficient for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his family by that name.
But which of you having a servant plowing, or keeping sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, Come immediately and sit down? but will he not say to him, Prepare something that I may take supper, and gird yourself and wait on me till I eat and drink, and after that do you eat and drink?
But I say, that as long as the heir is a child, he differs not from a servant, though he is lord of all,
Servants, obey in all things masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as those pleasing men, but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.
Masters, render to your servants what is just and equal, knowing also that you have a master in heaven.
For the servant called in the Lord is the Lord's freeman; in like manner the called freeman is Christ's servant.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
where there are not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, servant, freeman, but Christ is all things and in all.
I no longer call you servants, for the servant knows not what his Lord does; but I have called you friends: for all things which I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
were you called being a servant, care not for it; but if you can be free, use it rather.
Topics on Slaves
Groups Of Slaves
Acts 7:6And God said thus; that his posterity should be a stranger in a foreign land, and they shall enslave it and treat it injuriously four hundred years;
Making Slaves
1 Corinthians 9:27but I brow-beat my body, and bring it into subjection, lest having preached to others I should myself be a reprobate.
People Freeing Slaves
1 Corinthians 7:21were you called being a servant, care not for it; but if you can be free, use it rather.
Slaves Of God
2 Timothy 2:24and the servant of the Lord must not contend, but must be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient under evil,