24 Bible Verses about Slaves
Most Relevant Verses
Servants, obey them that are your masters according to the flesh, with reverential fear, in the simplicity of your heart, as unto Christ:
Let as many as are servants under the yoke account their own masters worthy of all honor; that the name of God and his doctrine may not be blasphemed:
Verily, verily I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord, nor is the messenger greater than he that sent him.
Remember what I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours.
it is sufficient sure for the disciple that he be treated as his master, and the servant as his lord. If then they call the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more his domestics?
But which of you having a servant plowing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, as soon as he comes in from the field, Come hither and sit down at table? But will he not rather say to him, Get ready my supper, and gird thyself, and wait upon me, till I have done, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink.
Now as long as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a servant, though he is to be lord of all:
Servants, be obedient in all things to your lawful masters, not with eye-service as men-pleasers, but in uprightness of heart, fearing God; and whatever service ye do,
and ye masters, render to your servants justice and equity, knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
For he that is called in the Lord being a slave, is the Lord's freed-man: and he likewise that is called being free is the servant of Christ.
and there is neither Jew nor Greek, those is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Wherein there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free: but Christ is all and in all.
I no longer stile you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth: but I have called you friends; for whatsoever I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
So that thou art no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, an heir also of God through Christ.
Wast thou called being a slave, be not anxious about it; but if thou canst be made free, prefer it.
Topics on Slaves
Groups Of Slaves
Acts 7:6And God spake thus unto him, "that his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and they shall in slave and abuse them four hundred years:"
Making Slaves
1 Corinthians 9:27but I mortify my body and bring it into subjection, least after having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.
People Freeing Slaves
1 Corinthians 7:21Wast thou called being a slave, be not anxious about it; but if thou canst be made free, prefer it.
Slaves Of God
2 Timothy 2:24but to be gentle towards all men, ready to teach, patient under injuries,