54 Bible Verses about slavery

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Romans 6:16

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?

Romans 6:20

For when ye were bondmen of sin ye were free from righteousness.

1 Corinthians 7:22

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.

Deuteronomy 28:68

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.

Exodus 21:6

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.

Acts 7:6

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;

Deuteronomy 15:15

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.

Leviticus 25:44

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.

Exodus 21:20

And if a man strike his bondman or his handmaid with a staff, and he die under his hand, he shall certainly be avenged.

Jeremiah 2:14

Is Israel a bondman? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a spoil?

John 8:35

Now the bondman abides not in the house for ever: the son abides for ever.

Ezra 9:9

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.

Deuteronomy 23:15

Thou shalt not hand over to his master a bondman that hath escaped from his master unto thee:

Genesis 15:13

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.

Exodus 21:21

Only, if he continue to live a day or two days, he shall not be avenged; for he is his money.

Genesis 9:25

And he said, Cursed be Canaan; Let him be a bondman of bondmen to his brethren.

Micah 6:4

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.

Exodus 13:3

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.

Proverbs 30:22

Under a servant when he reigneth, and a churl when he is filled with meat;

Galatians 4:23

But he that was of the maid servant was born according to flesh, and he that was of the free woman through the promise.

Leviticus 26:13

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.

Deuteronomy 6:12

then beware lest thou forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

Galatians 4:25

For Hagar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and corresponds to Jerusalem which is now, for she is in bondage with her children;

Exodus 14:12

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.

Leviticus 25:46

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.

Proverbs 29:21

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child, shall in the end have him as a son.

Luke 17:9

Is he thankful to the bondman because he has done what was ordered? I judge not.

Exodus 21:5

But if the bondman shall say distinctly, I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free;

Ecclesiastes 10:7

I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

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Slavery, In Nt

Acts 16:16-21

And 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 20:10-11

When thou approachest unto a city to fight against it, thou shalt proclaim peace unto it.

Slavery, Spiritual

John 8:33-36

They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never been under bondage to any one; how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?

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