Bible Verses about 'Slave'

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• Jesus replied,
  “Amen, amen, I say to you,
  everyone who sins
  is a slave of sin.”
  John 8:34addictionsinslavery
• The wealthy man lords it over the poor,
  and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender.
  Proverbs 22:7moneydebtslavery
• There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free man, there is no longer male or female. For all of you are one in Christ Jesus.
  Galatians 3:28Jesuscommunityunderstanding
• You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male slave, nor his female slave, nor his oxen, nor his donkey, nor anything that belongs to your neighbor.
  Exodus 20:17greedmaterialismlaw
• Remember that you were once a slave in the land of Egypt. The Lord, your God, brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore, the Lord, your God, has commanded you to observe the Sabbath day.
  Deuteronomy 5:15sabbathslavery
• This must not be so with you. Instead, whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your servant.
  Matthew 20:26-27humilityservingneighbor
• Authority will be granted to the diligent,
  but the lazy will be enslaved.
  Proverbs 12:24rewardworkslavery
• Though he was in the form of God,
  he did not regard equality with God
  as something to be grasped.
  Rather, he emptied himself,
  taking the form of a slave,
  being born in human likeness.
  Being found in appearance as a man,
  he humbled himself,
  and became obedient to death,
  even death on a cross.
  Philippians 2:6-8SaviorobedienceJesus
• Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath in honor of the Lord your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male slave, nor your female slave, nor your animals, nor the foreigner who dwells with you. The Lord made the heavens and the earth and the seas and that which is in them in six days, but he rested the seventh day. Thus, the Lord blessed the Sabbath and declared it to be sacred.
  Exodus 20:8-11sabbath
• Recognizing that laws are not designed for the upright. They are for the lawless and insubordinate, for the godless and sinful, for the unholy and irreligious; they are for those who slay their fathers and mothers, for murderers, for those who are fornicators, sodomites, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound teaching that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.
  1 Timothy 1:9-11lawsinsexuality
• For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as free men, and we were all given the same Spirit to drink.
  1 Corinthians 12:13baptismSpiritcommunity
• It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm and refuse to submit again to the yoke of slavery.
  Galatians 5:1Jesusliferedeemer
• For you did not receive a spirit of slavery leading to fear; rather, you received the Spirit of adoption, enabling us to cry out, “Abba! Father!”
  Romans 8:15fearSpiritchildren
• Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.
  1 Corinthians 9:27self-controljudgmentbody
• “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are beneficial. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not allow myself to be dominated by anything.
  1 Corinthians 6:12addictiondesireslife
• No one can serve two masters. For you will either hate the one and love the other or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
  Matthew 6:24servingmoneydebt
• His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. Since you have been faithful in small matters, I will give you much greater responsibilities. Come and share your master’s joy.’
  Matthew 25:21reliabilityrewardblessing
• You shall observe the Sabbath by keeping it holy, as the Lord, your God, has commanded you. You are to labor on six days, doing all of your work then. The seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord, your God. You shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your manservant, nor your maidservant, nor your ox, nor your ass, nor your cattle, nor even the foreigner living in your town. Thus your manservant and maidservant can rest as well.
  Deuteronomy 5:12-14sabbathrest
• I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I am. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  Matthew 3:11baptismconversionHoly Spirit
• Exhort slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give them satisfaction in every respect. They are not to talk back to them, nor are they to steal from them. Rather, they should show themselves to be completely trustworthy so that in every way they may add luster to the doctrine of God our Savior.
  Titus 2:9-10slaverywork