Bible Verses About Slavery

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,

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.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender .

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.

If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

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;

And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

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.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

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?

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth'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.

If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with rigour.

If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away from among you.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families that are with you, which they begat in your land: and they shall be your possession.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished: for he is his money.

Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them.

And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

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.

Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee: