24 Bible Verses about Slaves

Servants, obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto the Lord:

Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to please them in all things,

Let as many servants as are under the yoke, account their masters worthy of all honour; lest the name of God and his doctrine be blasphemed.

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his Lord, neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

It is enough for the disciple that he be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord.

But which of you having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say to him as soon as he cometh from the field, Come and sit down to table? And will not rather say to him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

Even as the Son of man came not to be served,

And whosoever desireth to be the chief, shall be the servant of all.

Now I say the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

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

Masters, give your servants that which is just and equitable, knowing that ye also have a master in heaven.

Indeed then, when ye knew not God, ye served them that by nature are not gods.

For he that is called by the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman; and in like manner, he that is called being free, is the servant of Christ.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision; barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free; but Christ is all, and in all.

for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou canst be made free, use it rather.