32 Bible Verses about Slaves

Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart as to Christ,

If the ox gores a male servant or a female servant, the owner must pay thirty shekels of silver, and the ox must be stoned.

"If I have disregarded the right of my male servants or my female servants when they disputed with me,

Slaves are to be subject to their own masters in everything, to do what is wanted and not talk back,

Those who are under the yoke as slaves must regard their own masters as deserving of full respect. This will prevent the name of God and Christian teaching from being discredited.

"A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.

I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!

"Would any one of you say to your slave who comes in from the field after plowing or shepherding sheep, 'Come at once and sit down for a meal'? Won't the master instead say to him, 'Get my dinner ready, and make yourself ready to serve me while I eat and drink. Then you may 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 the slave of all.

Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything.

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in every respect, not only when they are watching -- like those who are strictly people-pleasers -- but with a sincere heart, fearing the Lord.

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

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

but if a priest buys a person with his own money, that person may eat the holy offerings, and those born in the priest's own house may eat his food.

Slaves rule over us; there is no one to rescue us from their power.

Like a servant longing for the evening shadow, and like a hired man looking for his wages,

under a servant who becomes king, under a fool who is stuffed with food,

I have seen slaves on horseback and princes walking on foot like slaves.

Formerly when you did not know God, you were enslaved to beings that by nature are not gods at all.

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ's slave.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female -- for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.

Here there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all and in all.

I no longer call you slaves, because the slave does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because I have revealed to you everything I heard from my Father.

So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if you are a son, then you are also an heir through God.

Were you called as a slave? Do not worry about it. But if indeed you are able to be free, make the most of the opportunity.