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Bible Verses About slave

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What does the Bible say about slave? Browse 20 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

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TranslationKey Verse: Galatians 5:1
King James (KJV)Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

20 Key Scriptures

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.
Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; answering: or, gainsaying
Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.
Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?
And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished. punished: Heb. avenged
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. using: Gr. having
Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye's sake.
And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. forbearing: or, moderating your: some read, both your and their Master
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted , to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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