24 Bible Verses about Slaves

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

Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting,

Let as many as are slaves under a yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the teaching be not blasphemed.

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

Verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

Remember the word which I spake to you, 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.

It is enough for the disciple, that he become as his teacher, and the servant as his lord. If they called the Master of the house Beelzebub, how much more those of his house-hold?

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing, or tending sheep, that will say to him, having come in from the field, 'Coming straightway, recline at table;' and will not rather say to him, 'Make ready wherewith I may sup; and, having girded yourself, serve me, until I eat and drink; and afterward you shall eat and drink?'

but whosoever wishes to become great among you shall be your minister; and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be your servant;

and whosoever wishes to be first among you shall be servant of all:

But I say that, so long as the heir is a child, he differs in nothing from a slave, though he is 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 the Lord.

Masters, render justice and equity to your servants, knowing that ye also have a Master in Heaven.

But then, indeed, when ye knew not God, ye served those which by nature are no gods;

For he that was called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freedman: likewise, he that was called, being free, is Christ's slave.

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

where there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

No longer do I call you slaves; because the slave knows not what his lord is doing; but I have called you friends, because all things which I heard from My Father I made known to you.

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

Were you called, being a slave? care not for it; but, even if you can become free, use it rather.