54 Bible Verses about slavery
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Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ;
Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves bondmen for obedience, ye are bondmen to him whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?
For the bondman that is called in the Lord is the Lord's freedman; in like manner also the freeman being called is Christ's bondman.
And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it again no more; and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and there shall be no man to buy you.
There is no Jew nor Greek; there is no bondman nor freeman; there is no male and female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus:
Servants, be subject with all fear to your masters, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the ill-tempered.
The rich ruleth over the poor; and the borrower is servant to the lender.
then his master shall bring him before the judges, and shall bring him to the door, or to the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall be his bondman for ever.
And God spoke thus: His seed shall be a sojourner in a strange land, and they shall enslave them and evil entreat them four hundred years;
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and that Jehovah thy God redeemed thee; therefore I command thee this thing to-day.
For ye have not received a spirit of bondage again for fear, but ye have received a spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
And as for thy bondman and thy handmaid whom thou shalt have of the nations that are round about you, of them shall ye buy bondmen and handmaids.
If thou buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.
Now I say, As long as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a bondman, though he be lord of all;
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practises sin is the bondman of sin.
Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a spoil?
Hast thou been called being a bondman, let it not concern thee; but and if thou canst become free, use it rather.
So we also, when we were children, were held in bondage under the principles of the world;
Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.
And, masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that both their and your Master is in heaven, and there is no acceptance of persons with him.
For we are bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us before the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God and to repair the ruins thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.
Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:
and might set free all those who through fear of death through the whole of their life were subject to bondage.
And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land that is not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
Only, if he continue to live a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; for he is his money.
For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of bondage; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
And Moses said to the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for with a powerful hand hath Jehovah brought you out from this; and nothing leavened shall be eaten.
Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;
But he that was of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he that was of the free woman through the promise.
I am Jehovah your God, who brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you walk upright.
promising them liberty, while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is subdued, by him is he also brought into slavery.
then beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which is now, for she is in bondage with her children;
Is not this what we told thee in Egypt, when we said, Let us alone, and we will serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.
And a woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha saying, Thy servant my husband is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant feared Jehovah; and the creditor is come to take my two children to be bondmen.
Masters, give to bondmen what is just and fair, knowing that ye also have a Master in the heavens.
And ye shall leave them as an inheritance to your children after you, to inherit them as a possession: these may ye make your bondmen for ever; but as for your brethren, the children of Israel, ye shall not rule over one another with rigour.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.
Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.
But I buffet my body, and lead it captive, lest after having preached to others I should be myself rejected.
But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free;
I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Topics on Slavery
Slavery, In Nt
Acts 16:16-21And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.
Slavery, In Ot
Deuteronomy 20:10-11When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.
Slavery, Spiritual
John 8:33-36They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
The Law On Slavery
Exodus 21:2If thou buy a Hebrew bondman, six years shall he serve; and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.