Bible Cross References
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Exodus 21:20
And if a man beats his manservant or his maidservant with a rod, and [the party] dies under his hands, he shall be surely punished.
Exodus 21:21
But if [the servant] continues to live a day or two, let not [the master] be punished; for he is his property.
Exodus 21:26
And if one strike the eye of his manservant, or the eye of his maidservant, and put it out, he shall let them go free for their eye's sake.
Exodus 21:27
And if he should strike out the tooth of his manservant, or the tooth of his maidservant, he shall send them away free for their tooth's sake.
Leviticus 25:43
You shall not oppress him with labor, and shall fear the Lord your God.
Leviticus 25:46
And you shall distribute them to your children after you, and they shall be to you permanent possessions forever. But of your brothers the children of Israel, one shall not oppress his brother in labors.
Deuteronomy 15:12-15
12
And if your brother [or sister], a Hebrew man or a Hebrew woman, are sold to you, he shall serve you six years, and in the seventh year you shall send him out free from you.
13
And when you shall send him out free from you, you shall not send him out empty.
14
You shall give him provision for the way from your flock, and from your grain, and from your wine; as the Lord your God has blessed you, [so] you shall give to him.
15
And you shall remember that you [also] were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God redeemed you from there; therefore I charge you to do this thing.
Jeremiah 34:14-17
14
When six years are accomplished, you shall set free your brother the Hebrew, who shall be sold to you; for he shall serve you six years, and [then] you shall let him go free. But they hearkened not to Me, and inclined not their ear.
15
And this day they turned to do that which was right in My sight, to proclaim everyone the release of his neighbor; and they had made a covenant before Me, in the house which is called by My name.
16
But you turned and profaned My name, to bring back everyone his servant, and everyone his handmaid, whom you had set free [and] at their own disposal, to be to you male and female slaves.
17
Therefore thus said the Lord: You have not hearkened to Me, to proclaim a release everyone to his neighbor. Behold, I proclaim a release to you, to the sword, and to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will give you up to dispersion [among] all the kingdoms of the earth.
Ephesians 6:9
And masters, do the same things towards them, giving up threatening, knowing that your own Master is in heaven, and there is no partiality with Him.
Colossians 4:1
Masters, provide to your bondservants what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in [the] heavens.