32 Bible Verses about Slaves

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

If the death of a man-servant or of a woman-servant is caused by the ox, the owner is to give their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox is to be stoned.

If I did wrong in the cause of my man-servant, or my woman-servant, when they went to law with me;

Servants are to be under the authority of their masters, pleasing them in all things, without argument;

Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.

A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.

Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal, Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

But I say that as long as the son is a child, he is in no way different from a servant, though he is lord of all;

Servants, in all things do the orders of your natural masters; not only when their eyes are on you, as pleasers of men, but with all your heart, fearing the Lord:

Masters, give your servants what is right and equal, conscious that you have a Master in heaven.

Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

But any person for whom the priest has given money, to make him his, may take of it with him; and those who come to birth in his house may take of his bread.

Servants are ruling over us, and there is no one to make us free from their hands.

As a servant desiring the shades of evening, and a workman looking for his payment:

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

I have seen servants on horses, and rulers walking on the earth as servants.

But at that time, having no knowledge of God, you were servants to those who by right are no gods:

For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.

There is no Jew or Greek, servant or free, male or female: because you are all one in Jesus Christ.

Where there is no Greek or Jew, no one with circumcision or without circumcision, no division between nations, no servant or free man: but Christ is all and in all.

No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.