'Slave' in the Bible
For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I say to this one, 'Go' and he goes, and to another 'Come' and he comes, and to my slave 'Do this' and he does it."
"A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.
It is enough for the disciple to become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house 'Beelzebul,' how much more will they defame the members of his household!
Then the slave threw himself to the ground before him, saying, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you everything.'
The lord had compassion on that slave and released him, and forgave him the debt.
After he went out, that same slave found one of his fellow slaves who owed him one hundred silver coins. So he grabbed him by the throat and started to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe me!'
Then his fellow slave threw himself down and begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will repay you.'
Then his lord called the first slave and said to him, 'Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me!
Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?'
and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave --
"Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
Blessed is that slave whom the master finds at work when he comes.
But if that evil slave should say to himself, 'My master is staying away a long time,'
then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not foresee,
His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful in a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
His master answered, 'Well done, good and faithful slave! You have been faithful with a few things. I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'
But his master answered, 'Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn't sow and gather where I didn't scatter?
And throw that worthless slave into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
But one of those with Jesus grabbed his sword, drew it out, and struck the high priest's slave, cutting off his ear.
Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A slave girl came to him and said, "You also were with Jesus the Galilean."
When he went out to the gateway, another slave girl saw him and said to the people there, "This man was with Jesus the Nazarene."