Written by Pastor Jack WellmanTop 10 Bible Verses That Oppose Slavery
The Bible does not actually condone or approve of slavery, but just the opposite, as we shall read in these top 10 Bible verses that oppose slavery.
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“Whoever steals a man and sells him, and anyone found in possession of him, shall be put to death.
- Exodus 21:16
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“If a man is found stealing one of his brothers of the people of Israel, and if he treats him as a slave or sells him, then that thief shall die. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.
- Deuteronomy 24:7
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“Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice, who makes his neighbor serve him for nothing and does not give him his wages,
- Jeremiah 22:13
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Were you a bondservant when called? Do not be concerned about it. (But if you can gain your freedom, avail yourself of the opportunity.)
- 1 Corinthians 7:21
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You were bought with a price; do not become bondservants of men.
- 1 Corinthians 7:23
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“Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
- Isaiah 58:6
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“If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:
- Leviticus 25:39
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When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger who sojourns with you as the native among you, and you shall love him as yourself, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Leviticus 19:33-34
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Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.
- Hebrews 13:3
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For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
- Galatians 5:1
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