54 Bible Verses about slavery
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Servants, listen to lords according to the flesh, with fear and tremor, in simplicity of your heart, as to Christ;
Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves servants for obedience, ye are servants to whom ye listen; either of sin to death, or of obedience to justice?
So that thou art no more a servant, but a son: and if a son, also an heir of God through Christ.
For the servant called in the Lord, is the freedman of the Lord: likewise also the freedman called, is the servant of Christ.
And Jehovah turned thee back to Egypt in ships, in the way; which I said to thee, Thou shalt not add more to see it: and ye were sold there to thine enemies for servants, and for maids, and none buying
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither servant nor free, there is neither male and female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Servants being subjected to masters in all fear; not only to the good and equitable, but also to the crooked.
The rich one will rule over the poor, and he borrowing, a servant to the man lending.
And his lord brought him near to God, and he brought him near to the door, or to the door-post, and his lord pierced his ear with an awl; and he served him forever.
And God spake thus, That his seed shall be dwelling in a strange land; and it shall subjugate them, and inflict evil four hundred years.
And remember that thou wert a servant in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God will redeem thee: for I command thee this word this day.
For ye have not received the Spirit of servitude again for fear; but have received the Spirit of adoption as a son, in which we cry, Abba, Father.
And thy servant and thy maid which shall be to thee, from the nations which are round about you, from them ye shall buy servant and maid.
If thou shalt buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve: and in the seventh he shall go forth free gratuitously.
And if a man shall strike his servant or his maid with a rod, and he died under his hand, avenging, he shall be avenged.
And I say, for as long time as the heir is a child, he differs nothing from a servant, being lord of all;
Jesus answered them, Truly, truly, say I to you, That every one doing sin, is servant of sin.
Is Israel a servant? if he was born in the house wherefore was he for plunder?
A servant wert thou called? let it not concern thee: for if thou art able to be free, rather make use of it.
And the servant remains not in the house forever; the Son remains forever.
And, lords, do ye the same things to them, letting go threatening: knowing that also your own Lord is in the heavens; and distinction of persons is not with him.
For we are servants; and in our servitude God forsook us not, and he extended to us mercy before the kings of Persia, to give to us the preservation of life to set up the house of our God, and to cause its desolations to stand, and to give to us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
Knowing that whatever good each might do, this he shall receive from the Lord, whether a servant or free.
Thou shalt not deliver the servant to his lord who shall be delivered to thee from his lord.
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
But if a day or two days he shall stand, he shall not be avenged, for he is his silver.
For I brought thee up from the land of Egypt, and from the house of servants I redeemed thee; and I shall send before thy face, Moses, Aaron and, Miriam.
Therefore in the liberty which Christ has freed us, stand ye, and be not again held in the yoke of servitude.
And Moses will say to the people, Remember this day which ye came forth out of Egypt, out of the house of servants; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you forth from here: and leavened shall not be eaten.
For a servant when he shall reign; and the foolish one when he shall be filled with bread;
But he truly of the bondmaid was born according to the flesh; and he of the free through the promise.
I Jehovah your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, from being servants to them, and I will break the rod of your yoke, and I will cause you to go erect
Promising them liberty, they being servants of corruption: for by whom any is conquered, by him has he been made to serve.
Watch to thyself lest thou shalt forget Jehovah who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of servants,
For Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and now stands in the same rank With Jerusalem, and is in a servile condition with her children.
Is not this the word which we spake to thee in Egypt, saying, Desist from us, and we will serve the Egyptians? For it is good to us to serve Egypt rather than that we died in the desert
As free, and as not having liberty for a covering of wickedness, but as the servants of God.
And one woman from the wives of the sons of the prophets cried to Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband died, and thou knewest that thy servant was fearing Jehovah: and the creditor came to take my two children for servants.
Lords, render ye to servants Justice and equality; knowing that ye also have a Lord in the heavens.
And ye shall possess them for your sons after you to take possession forever; ye shall serve with them: and over your brethren the sons of Israel, ye shall not rule over him, each over his brother with oppression.
He bringing up his servant delicately from youth, and his latter state will be a child.
He has no favor to that servant, for he did the things appointed. I think not.
But I give my body a blow under the eyes, and reduce to bondage: lest having proclaimed to others, I myself be rejected.
And if saying, the servant shall say, I loved my lord, my wife and my sons; I will not go forth free:
I saw servants upon horses, and chiefs going as servants upon the earth.
Topics on Slavery
Slavery, In Nt
Acts 16:16-21And it was we going for prayer, a certain young girl having the spirit of Python met us, who furnished much gain to her lords, prophesying:
Slavery, In Ot
Deuteronomy 20:10-11When thou shalt come near to a city to war against it, and call peace to it.
Slavery, Spiritual
John 8:33-36They answered him, We are Abraham's seed, and have never served any; how sayest thou, That ye shall be free?
The Law On Slavery
Exodus 21:2If thou shalt buy a Hebrew servant, six years shall he serve: and in the seventh he shall go forth free gratuitously.