Bible Cross References
And ye know that with all my power I have served your father.
Genesis 31:38-42
38
I have been with you now for twenty years; your sheep and your goats have not failed to reproduce, and I have not eaten any rams from your flocks.
39
Whenever a sheep was killed by wild animals, I always bore the loss myself. I didn't take it to you to show that it was not my fault. You demanded that I make good anything that was stolen during the day or during the night.
40
Many times I suffered from the heat during the day and from the cold at night. I was not able to sleep.
41
It was like that for the whole twenty years I was with you. For fourteen years I worked to win your two daughters---and six years for your flocks. And even then, you changed my wages ten times.
42
If the God of my fathers, the God of Abraham and Isaac, had not been with me, you would have already sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my trouble and the work I have done, and last night he gave his judgment."
Genesis 30:29
Jacob answered, "You know how I have worked for you and how your flocks have prospered under my care.
Ephesians 6:5-8
5
Slaves, obey your human masters with fear and trembling; and do it with a sincere heart, as though you were serving Christ.
6
Do this not only when they are watching you, because you want to gain their approval; but with all your heart do what God wants, as slaves of Christ.
7
Do your work as slaves cheerfully, as though you served the Lord, and not merely human beings.
8
Remember that the Lord will reward each of us, whether slave or free, for the good work we do.
Colossians 3:22-25
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Slaves, obey your human masters in all things, not only when they are watching you because you want to gain their approval; but do it with a sincere heart because of your reverence for the Lord.
23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as though you were working for the Lord and not for people.
24
Remember that the Lord will give you as a reward what he has kept for his people. For Christ is the real Master you serve.
25
And all wrongdoers will be repaid for the wrong things they do, because God judges everyone by the same standard.
Titus 2:9
Slaves are to submit themselves to their masters and please them in all things. They must not talk back to them
Titus 2:10
or steal from them. Instead, they must show that they are always good and faithful, so as to bring credit to the teaching about God our Savior in all they do.
1 Peter 2:18
You servants must submit yourselves to your masters and show them complete respect, not only to those who are kind and considerate, but also to those who are harsh.