Leviticus 25:55
For the children of Israel are my servants, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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Exodus 13:3And Moses said to the people: Remember this day in which you came forth out of Egypt, and out of the house of bondage, for with a strong hand hath the Lord brought you forth out of this place: that you eat no leavened bread.
Leviticus 25:42For they are my servants, and I brought them out of the land of Egypt: let them not be sold as bondmen:
Isaiah 43:3For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I have given Egypt for thy atonement, Ethiopia and Saba for thee.
Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you; for you are not under the law, but under grace.
Romans 6:22But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto sanctification, and the end life everlasting.
1 Corinthians 9:19For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 25:40-55
Oppression of Brethren Forbidden. ( b. c. 1490.) 39 And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant: 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee: 41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought… Read the whole commentary →