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Want to know what the Bible says about Slavery? Here are 320 Bible verses about Slavery from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Deuteronomy 13:10 NIV
Stone them to death, because they tried to turn you away from the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
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John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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Exodus 13:3 NIV
Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast.
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Galatians 4:8 NIV
Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.
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Genesis 17:12-13 NIV
12 For the generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.
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Exodus 20:2 NIV
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.
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Galatians 4:3 NIV
So also, when we were underage, we were in slavery under the elemental spiritual forces of the world.
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Proverbs 13:24 NIV
Whoever spares the rod hates their children,
    but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.
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2 Kings 4:1 NIV
The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.”
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Ephesians 6:2 NIV
“Honor your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise—
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