Were you called while a slave? Do not be concerned about it; but if you can be made free, rather use it.
where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcised nor uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave nor free, but Christ is all and in all.
For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit.
“And do not seek what you should eat or what you should drink, nor have an anxious mind.
casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content:
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life, and that Day come on you unexpectedly.
Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.
For he who is called in the Lord while a slave is the Lord’s freedman. Likewise he who is called while free is Christ’s slave.