24 Bible Verses about Slaves

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

Exhort bondservants to be in subjection to their own masters, in all things to be wellpleasing to them,

Let all who are under the yoke as bondservants count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

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

Truly, truly do I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent greater than he that sent him.

Remember what 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 words, they will keep yours also.

It is enough for the disciple to be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they so call those of his household!

And which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he hath come in from the field, Come immediately and place thyself at table? Will he not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunken, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

and whoever desireth to be first among you, will be your servant;

and whoever of you desireth to become first, will be servant of all;

Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth in no respect from a bondservant, though he is lord of all;

Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

Masters, deal out to your bondservants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

But at that time, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye were in slavery to those who in their nature are not gods;

For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lords freeman. In like manner the freeman, who is called, is Christs slave.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus;

where there is no Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things which I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

So then thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

Wast thou called being a slave, care not for it; but even if thou canst be made free, use it rather.