Exodus 23
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"Six days do your work, but on the seventh day do not work, so that your ox and your
donkey may rest and the slave born in your household, and the alien as well, may be
refreshed.
Leviticus 25
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"`If one of your countrymen becomes poor among you and sells himself to you, do not
make him work as a slave.
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He is to be treated as a hired worker or a temporary resident among you; he is to work
for you until the Year of Jubilee.
Deuteronomy 23
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If a slave has taken refuge with you, do not hand him over to his master.
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Let him live among you wherever he likes and in whatever town he chooses. Do not
oppress him.
1 Corinthians 7
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Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.
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Were you a slave when you were called? Don't let it trouble you--although if you can
gain your freedom, do so.
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For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord's freedman;
similarly, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ's slave.
Ephesians 6
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because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does,
whether he is slave or free.
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And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know
that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism
with him.
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Colossians 4
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Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you
also have a Master in heaven. |
