Bible Verses about Slavery

It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm… Galatians 5:1

It was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm and refuse to submit again to the yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1	So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the law. Jesus life redeemer
Jesus replied, “Amen, amen, I say to you, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” John 8:34	Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave of sin.” addiction sin

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 8:15	So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” fear Spirit children
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 5:15	Remember that you were once slaves in Egypt, but the Lord your God brought you out with his strong hand and powerful arm. That is why the Lord your God has commanded you to rest on the Sabbath day. sabbath
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 2:9-10	Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way. work
Therefore, if the Son sets you free, you then will truly be free. John 8:36	So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free. Jesus redeemer freedom
The wealthy man lords it over the poor, and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender. Proverbs 22:7	Just as the rich rule the poor, so the borrower is servant to the lender. money debt poverty
However, now that you have been freed from sin and bound to the service of God, the benefit you receive is sanctification, and the end is eternal life. Romans 6:22	But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. freedom redeemer sin
This rather is the type of fast that I wish: to loosen the fetters of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to set free those who are oppressed and to break every yoke. Isaiah 58:6	No, this is the kind of fasting I want: Free those who are wrongly imprisoned; lighten the burden of those who work for you. Let the oppressed go free, and remove the chains that bind people. fasting neighbor
As servants of God, behave as free people, but do not use your freedom as a means to cover up wrongdoing. 1 Peter 2:16	For you are free, yet you are God’s slaves, so don’t use your freedom as an excuse to do evil. life freedom evil
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 20:26-27	But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. humility serving neighbor
For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall also be united with him in his resurrection. We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be destroyed and we might no longer be enslaved to sin. Romans 6:5-6	Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin. sin resurrection addiction
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring the good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free. Luke 4:18	The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free. Spirit evangelism freedom
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 3:28	There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus. Jesus community understanding
Authority will be granted to the diligent, but the lazy will be enslaved. Proverbs 12:24	Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave. reward work
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 12:13	Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. baptism Spirit community
Amen, amen, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. John 13:16	I tell you the truth, slaves are not greater than their master. Nor is the messenger more important than the one who sends the message. serving humility
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 1:9-11	For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders. The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me by our blessed God. law sin sexuality