Government & Society
Bible Verses About slavery
12 key scriptures
Discover 12 powerful Bible verses about slavery. Study what Scripture teaches about this essential government & society topic.
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| Translation | Key Verse: Galatians 3:28 |
|---|---|
| King James (KJV) | “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.” |
12 Key Scriptures
“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.”
“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.”
“And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.”
Exodus 21:16KJV
“Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; answering: or, gainsaying”
Titus 2:9KJV
“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;”
“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.”
“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,”
Luke 4:18KJV
“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”
Exodus 21:20KJV
“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. using: Gr. having”
1 Peter 2:16KJV
“Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.”
1 Peter 2:18KJV
“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?”
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