Bible verses about "slavery" | BIB

⁹ Δούλους (Servants) ἰδίοις (to their own) δεσπόταις (masters) ὑποτάσσεσθαι (are to be subject), ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (everything) εὐαρέστους (well-pleasing) εἶναι (to be), μὴ (not) ἀντιλέγοντας (gainsaying), ¹⁰ μὴ (not) νοσφιζομένους (pilfering), ἀλλὰ (but) πᾶσαν (all) πίστιν (fidelity) ἐνδεικνυμένους (showing) ἀγαθήν (good), ἵνα (so that) τὴν (the) διδασκαλίαν (doctrine) τὴν (of) τοῦ (the) Σωτῆρος (Savior) ἡμῶν (of us), Θεοῦ (God), κοσμῶσιν (they may adorn) ἐν (in) πᾶσιν (all things).

¹⁸ Οἱ (-) οἰκέται (Servants), ὑποτασσόμενοι (be subject) ἐν (with) παντὶ (all) φόβῳ (fear) τοῖς (to) δεσπόταις (masters), οὐ (not) μόνον (only) τοῖς (to the) ἀγαθοῖς (good) καὶ (and) ἐπιεικέσιν (gentle), ἀλλὰ (but) καὶ (also) τοῖς (to the) σκολιοῖς (unreasonable).

²⁸ οὐκ (Neither) ἔνι (there is) Ἰουδαῖος (Jew) οὐδὲ (nor) Ἕλλην (Greek); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) δοῦλος (slave) οὐδὲ (nor) ἐλεύθερος (free); οὐκ (neither) ἔνι (there is) ἄρσεν (male) καὶ (and) θῆλυ (female); πάντες (all) γὰρ (for) ὑμεῖς (you) εἷς (one) ἐστε (are) ἐν (in) Χριστῷ (Christ) Ἰησοῦ (Jesus).

¹ Οἱ (-) κύριοι (Masters), τὸ (that which) δίκαιον (is righteous) καὶ (and) τὴν (that which) ἰσότητα (is equal), τοῖς (to the) δούλοις (slaves) παρέχεσθε (give), εἰδότες (knowing) ὅτι (that) καὶ (also) ὑμεῖς (you) ἔχετε (have) Κύριον (a Master) ἐν (in) οὐρανῷ (heaven).

⁵ Οἱ (-) δοῦλοι (Slaves), ὑπακούετε (obey) τοῖς (the) κατὰ (according to) σάρκα (flesh) κυρίοις (masters) μετὰ (with) φόβου (fear) καὶ (and) τρόμου (trembling), ἐν (in) ἁπλότητι (sincerity) τῆς (of the) καρδίας (heart) ὑμῶν (of you), ὡς (as) τῷ (to) Χριστῷ (Christ),

¹ Τῇ (In) ἐλευθερίᾳ (freedom), ἡμᾶς (us) Χριστὸς (Christ) ἠλευθέρωσεν (has set free); στήκετε (stand firm), οὖν (therefore), καὶ (and) μὴ (not) πάλιν (again) ζυγῷ (in a yoke) δουλείας (of slavery) ἐνέχεσθε (entangle yourselves).