"But your slave may not want to leave; he may love you and your family and be content to stay.

Then take him to the door of your house and there pierce his ear; he will then be your slave for life. Treat your female slave in the same way.

LORD our God, we have been ruled by others, but you alone are our LORD.

We are ruled by the love of Christ, now that we recognize that one man died for everyone, which means that they all share in his death.

He died for all, so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but only for him who died and was raised to life for their sake.