Bible Cross References
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Deuteronomy 15:1
At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts.
Exodus 21:2-6
2
If you buy a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free without payment.
3
If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he was the husband of a wife, then his wife shall go out with him.
4
If his master gives him a wife, and she has borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself.
5
But if the servant answers to say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,
6
then his master shall bring him to God. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him always.
Leviticus 25:39-41
39
And if one of your brethren who dwells by you becomes poor, and has sold himself to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a slave.
40
As a hired servant and a sojourner he shall be with you, and shall serve you until the Year of Jubilee.
41
And then he shall depart from you; he and his children with him; and shall return to his own family. He shall return to the possession of his fathers.
Jeremiah 34:14
At the end of seven years let each man free his brother, a Hebrew, who has been sold to him. And when he has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you. But your fathers did not heed me, nor extend their ears.
John 8:35
And a slave does not remain in the house forever, but the son remains forever.
John 8:36
Therefore if the Son sets you free, you shall truly be free.