Ephesians 6:9 Cross References

Ephesians 6:9

9: And in the same way, you masters must treat your slaves right. Don't threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.

Colossians 3:25

  1. But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites who can get away with evil.
  2. You slave owners must be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master--in heaven.

Acts 10:34

  1. Then Peter replied, "I see very clearly that God doesn't show partiality.

John 13:13

  1. You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and you are right, because it is true.

Job 31:13

  1. "If I have been unfair to my male or female servants, if I have refused to hear their complaints,
  2. how could I face God? What could I say when he questioned me about it?
  3. For God created both me and my servants. He created us both.

Deuteronomy 10:17

  1. "The LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and takes no bribes.

Matthew 7:12

  1. "Do for others what you would like them to do for you. This is a summary of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.

James 2:8

  1. Yes indeed, it is good when you truly obey our Lord's royal command found in the Scriptures: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

Romans 2:11

  1. For God does not show favoritism.

Luke 6:31

  1. Do for others as you would like them to do for you.

1 Corinthians 1:2

  1. We are writing to the church of God in Corinth, you who have been called by God to be his own holy people. He made you holy by means of Christ Jesus, just as he did all Christians everywhere--whoever calls upon the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and theirs.

Daniel 3:15

  1. I will give you one more chance. If you bow down and worship the statue I have made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments, all will be well. But if you refuse, you will be thrown immediately into the blazing furnace. What god will be able to rescue you from my power then?"

Isaiah 47:6

  1. For I was angry with my chosen people and began their punishment by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You have forced even the elderly to carry heavy burdens.

Matthew 24:51

  1. He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Deuteronomy 24:14

  1. "Never take advantage of poor laborers, whether fellow Israelites or foreigners living in your towns.
  2. Pay them their wages each day before sunset because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they might cry out to the LORD against you, and it would be counted against you as sin.

Amos 8:4

  1. Listen to this, you who rob the poor and trample the needy!
  2. You can't wait for the Sabbath day to be over and the religious festivals to end so you can get back to cheating the helpless. You measure out your grain in false measures and weigh it out on dishonest scales.
  3. And you mix the wheat you sell with chaff swept from the floor! Then you enslave poor people for a debt of one piece of silver or a pair of sandals.
  4. Now the LORD has sworn this oath by his own name, the Pride of Israel: "I will never forget the wicked things you have done!

Psalms 140:12

  1. But I know the LORD will surely help those they persecute; he will maintain the rights of the poor.

1 Corinthians 7:22

  1. And remember, if you were a slave when the Lord called you, the Lord has now set you free from the awful power of sin. And if you were free when the Lord called you, you are now a slave of Christ.

Philippians 2:10

  1. so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
  2. and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Matthew 22:10

  1. "So the servants brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike, and the banquet hall was filled with guests.

Deuteronomy 15:11

  1. There will always be some among you who are poor. That is why I am commanding you to share your resources freely with the poor and with other Israelites in need.
  2. "If an Israelite man or woman voluntarily becomes your servant and serves you for six years, in the seventh year you must set that servant free.
  3. "When you release a male servant, do not send him away empty-handed.
  4. Give him a generous farewell gift from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. Share with him some of the bounty with which the LORD your God has blessed you.
  5. Remember that you were slaves in the land of Egypt and the LORD your God redeemed you! That is why I am giving you this command.

Nehemiah 5:8

  1. At the meeting I said to them, "The rest of us are doing all we can to redeem our Jewish relatives who have had to sell themselves to pagan foreigners, but you are selling them back into slavery again. How often must we redeem them?" And they had nothing to say in their defense.
  2. Then I pressed further, "What you are doing is not right! Should you not walk in the fear of our God in order to avoid being mocked by enemy nations?

Daniel 3:6

  1. Anyone who refuses to obey will immediately be thrown into a blazing furnace."

James 2:13

  1. For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God's mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.

James 5:4

  1. For listen! Hear the cries of the field workers whom you have cheated of their pay. The wages you held back cry out against you. The cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

Luke 12:45

  1. But if the servant thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,' and begins oppressing the other servants, partying, and getting drunk--
  2. well, the master will return unannounced and unexpected. He will tear the servant apart and banish him with the unfaithful.

1 Samuel 15:17

  1. And Samuel told him, "Although you may think little of yourself, are you not the leader of the tribes of Israel? The LORD has anointed you king of Israel.

Ephesians 6:5

  1. Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ.
  2. Work hard, but not just to please your masters when they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
  3. Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.

Daniel 5:19

  1. He made him so great that people of all races and nations and languages trembled before him in fear. He killed those he wanted to kill and spared those he wanted to spare. He honored those he wanted to honor and disgraced those he wanted to disgrace.
  2. But when his heart and mind were hardened with pride, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

  1. If you see a poor person being oppressed by the powerful and justice being miscarried throughout the land, don't be surprised! For every official is under orders from higher up, and matters of justice only get lost in red tape and bureaucracy.

Nehemiah 5:5

  1. We belong to the same family, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others."

Leviticus 25:39

  1. "If any of your Israelite relatives go bankrupt and sell themselves to you, do not treat them as slaves.
  2. Treat them instead as hired servants or as resident foreigners who live with you, and they will serve you only until the Year of Jubilee.
  3. At that time they and their children will no longer be obligated to you, and they will return to their clan and ancestral property.
  4. The people of Israel are my servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, so they must never be sold as slaves.
  5. Show your fear of God by treating them well; never exercise your power over them in a ruthless way.

Matthew 24:48

  1. But if the servant is evil and thinks, 'My master won't be back for a while,'

Leviticus 19:13

  1. "Do not cheat or rob anyone. "Always pay your hired workers promptly.

Malachi 3:5

  1. At that time I will put you on trial. I will be a ready witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

Matthew 22:8

  1. And he said to his servants, 'The wedding feast is ready, and the guests I invited aren't worthy of the honor.

Isaiah 58:3

  1. `We have fasted before you!' they say. `Why aren't you impressed? We have done much penance, and you don't even notice it!'"I will tell you why! It's because you are living for yourselves even while you are fasting. You keep right on oppressing your workers.
  2. What good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling? This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with me.
  3. You humble yourselves by going through the motions of penance, bowing your heads like a blade of grass in the wind. You dress in sackcloth and cover yourselves with ashes. Is this what you call fasting? Do you really think this will please the LORD?
  4. "No, the kind of fasting I want calls you to free those who are wrongly imprisoned and to stop oppressing those who work for you. Treat them fairly and give them what they earn.

Job 24:10

  1. The poor must go about naked, without any clothing. They are forced to carry food while they themselves are starving.
  2. They press out olive oil without being allowed to taste it, and they tread in the winepress as they suffer from thirst.
  3. The groans of the dying rise from the city, and the wounded cry for help, yet God does not respond to their moaning.
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