32 Bible Verses about Slaves

Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as to Christ;

If the ox shall gore a manservant or a maidservant, he shall give to their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.

If I despised the cause of my man servant or of my slave-girl, when they argued with me;

Slaves are to be obedient to their masters, to please them well in all things, not talking against,

Let as many slaves as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, so that the name and doctrine of God may not be blasphemed.

A disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

Truly, truly, I say to you, A servant is not greater than his master, neither is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept My saying, they will also keep yours.

It is enough for the disciple that he is like his master, and the servant like his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his household?

But which of you who has a servant plowing or feeding will say to him immediately after he has come from the field, Come, recline? Will he not say to him, Prepare something so that I may eat, and gird yourself and serve me until I eat and drink. And afterward you shall eat and drink.

And whoever desires to be chief among you, let him be your servant;

And whoever of you desires to become first, he shall be servant of all.

But I say, Over so long a time the heir is an infant, he does not differ from a slave, though being lord of all;

Slaves, obey your masters according to the flesh in all things; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing God.

Masters, give to your slaves what is just and equal, knowing that you also have a Master in Heaven.

Do not accuse a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be found guilty.

But if the priest buys a soul with his silver, he shall eat of it. And one born in his house shall eat of his food.

Servants rule over us; there is no rescuer out of their hand.

As a servant earnestly desires the shadow, and as a hireling looks for his wages,

for a servant when he reigns; and a fool when he is filled with food;

I have seen servants on horses and princes walking as servants on the earth.

But then, indeed, not knowing God, you served as slaves to those not by nature being gods.

For he who is called a slave in the Lord is a freed man of the Lord. And likewise, he who is called a free man is a slave of Christ.

There cannot be Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, foreigner, Scythian, slave or freeman, but Christ is all things in all.

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.

So that you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.

Were you called as a slave? It does not matter to you, but if you are able to become free, use it rather.