Ephesians 6:9

New English Translation

Masters, treat your slaves the same way, giving up the use of threats, because you know that both you and they have the same master in heaven, and there is no favoritism with him.

Cross References

Nehemiah 5:5

And now, though we share the same flesh and blood as our fellow countrymen, and our children are just like their children, still we have found it necessary to subject our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters have been subjected to slavery, while we are powerless to help, since our fields and vineyards now belong to other people.”

Job 34:19

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

Psalm 140:12

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Isaiah 47:6

I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.

Daniel 3:15

Now if you are ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, trigon, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must bow down and pay homage to the statue that I had made. If you don’t pay homage to it, you will immediately be thrown into the midst of the furnace of blazing fire. Now, who is that god who can rescue you from my power?”

Daniel 3:6

Whoever does not bow down and pay homage will immediately be thrown into the midst of a furnace of blazing fire!”

Leviticus 19:13

You must not oppress your neighbor or commit robbery against him. You must not withhold the wages of the hired laborer overnight until morning.

Malachi 3:5

“I will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises, and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans, who refuse to help the immigrant and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

Matthew 22:10

And those slaves went out into the streets and gathered all they found, both bad and good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.

Matthew 22:8

Then he said to his slaves, ‘The wedding is ready, but the ones who had been invited were not worthy.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil slave should say to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’

Matthew 24:51

and will cut him in two, and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Matthew 7:12

In everything, treat others as you would want them to treat you, for this fulfills the law and the prophets.

Luke 6:31

Treat others in the same way that you would want them to treat you.

John 13:13

You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am.

Acts 10:34

Then Peter started speaking: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism in dealing with people,

Romans 2:11

For there is no partiality with God.

1 Corinthians 1:2

to the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, and called to be saints, with all those in every place who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.

1 Corinthians 7:22

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord’s freedman. In the same way, the one who was called as a free person is Christ’s slave.

Deuteronomy 10:17

For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God who is unbiased and takes no bribe,

Colossians 3:25

For the one who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there are no exceptions.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

James 2:13

For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.

James 2:8

But if you fulfill the royal law as expressed in this scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

James 5:4

Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

1 Samuel 15:17

Samuel said, “Is it not true that when you were insignificant in your own eyes, you became head of the tribes of Israel? The Lord chose you as king over Israel.