Leviticus 25:43

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You must not be a cruel master to this person. You must respect your God.

Cross References

Genesis 42:18

After three days, Joseph said to them, “I am a God-fearing man! Do this, and I will let you live.

2 Chronicles 28:10

You plan to keep the people of Judah and Jerusalem as slaves. You also have sinned against the Lord your God.

Job 31:13

“If I refuse to be fair to my slaves\par when they have a complaint against me,\par

Job 31:14

then what will I do when I must face God?\par What will I say when God asks me\par to explain what I did?\par

Exodus 1:17

But the nurses trusted [3] God. So they did not obey the king’s command. They let all the boy babies live.

Exodus 2:23

A long time passed and that king of Egypt died. But the people of Israel were still forced to work very hard. They cried for help, and God heard them.

Exodus 3:7

Then the Lord said, “I have seen the troubles my people have suffered in Egypt. And I have heard their cries when the Egyptians hurt them. I know about their pain.

Exodus 3:9

I have heard the cries of the people of Israel. I have seen the way the Egyptians have made life hard for them.

Exodus 5:14

The Egyptian slave masters had chosen the Hebrew [46] foremen and had made them responsible for the work the people did. The Egyptian slave masters beat these foremen and said to them, “Why aren’t you making as many bricks as you made in the past? If you could do it then, you can do it now!”

Isaiah 47:6

“I was angry at my people.\par Those people belong to me,\par but I was angry,\par so I made them not important.\par I gave them to you,\par and you punished them.\par But you showed no mercy to them.\par You made even the old people\par work hard.\par

Isaiah 58:3

Now those people say, “We stop eating food to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We hurt our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?”

Ezekiel 34:4

You have not made the weak strong. You have not cared for the sick sheep. You have not put bandages on the sheep that were hurt. Some of the sheep wandered away, and you did not go get them and bring them back. You did not go to look for those lost sheep. No, you were cruel and severe—that’s the way you tried to lead the sheep!

Leviticus 25:17

You must not cheat each other. You must honor your God! I am the Lord your God!

Leviticus 25:42

Why? Because they are my servants! I brought them out {of slavery} in Egypt. They must not become slaves {again}.

Leviticus 25:44

“About your men and women slaves: You may get men and women slaves from the other nations around you.

Leviticus 25:46

You may even pass these foreign slaves on to your children after you die so that they will belong to your children. They will be your slaves forever. You may make slaves of these foreigners. But you must not be a cruel master over your own brothers, the people of Israel.

Leviticus 25:53

But that person will live like a hired man with the foreigner every year. Don’t let the foreigner be a cruel master over that person.

Malachi 3:5

Then I will come to you—and I will do the right thing. I will be like a person that is ready to tell the judge about the bad things people did. Some people do evil magic. Some people do the sin of adultery. {\cf2\super [19]} Some people make false promises. Some people cheat their workers—they don’t pay them the money they promised. People don’t help widows and orphans. {\cf2\super [20]} People don’t help strangers. People don’t respect me!” The Lord All-Powerful said these things.

Ephesians 6:9

Masters, in the same way, be good to your slaves. Don’t say things to scare them. You know that the One who is your Master and their Master is in heaven. And that Master (God) judges every person the same.

Deuteronomy 25:18

The Amalekites did not respect God. They attacked you when you were weak and tired. They killed all your people who were slow and walking behind everyone else.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, give the things that are good and fair to your servants. Remember that you have a Master in heaven.