Verse 1
Masters,{G2962} render{G3930} unto{G1401} your servants{G1401} that which is just{G1342} and{G2532} equal;{G2471} knowing{G1492} that{G3754} ye{G5210} also{G2532} have{G2192} a Master{G2962} in{G1722} heaven.{G3772}
Referenced Verses
- Eph 6:8-9 : 8 knowing{G1492} that{G3754} whatsoever{G1437} {G3739} good thing{G18} each{G5100} one{G1538} doeth,{G4160} the same{G5124} shall he receive{G2865} again from{G3844} the Lord,{G2962} whether{G1535} [he be] bond{G1401} or{G1535} free.{G1658} 9 And,{G2532} ye{G4160} masters,{G2962} do{G4160} the same things{G846} unto{G4314} them,{G846} and{G2532} forbear{G447} threatening:{G547} knowing{G1492} that{G3754} he who is{G2076} both their Master{G2962} and yours{G5216} is{G2076} in{G1722} heaven,{G2532} and there{G2076} is no{G3756} respect of persons{G4382} with{G3844} him.{G846} 10 Finally,{G3063} {G3450} {G80} be strong{G1743} in{G1722} the Lord,{G2962} and{G2532} in{G1722} the strength{G2904} of his{G846} might.{G2479} 11 Put on{G1746} the whole armor{G3833} of God,{G4314} that{G3588} ye{G5209} may be able{G1410} to stand{G2476} against{G4314} the wiles{G3180} of the devil.{G1228} 12 For{G3754} our{G2254} wrestling{G3823} is{G2076} not{G3756} against{G4314} flesh{G4561} and{G2532} blood,{G129} but{G235} against{G4314} the principalities,{G746} against{G4314} the powers,{G1849} against{G4314} the world -{G165} rulers{G2888} of this{G5127} darkness,{G4655} against{G4314} the spiritual{G4152} [hosts] of wickedness{G4189} in{G1722} the heavenly{G2032} [places]. 13 Wherefore{G1223} {G5124} take up{G353} the whole armor{G3833} of God,{G2316} that{G2443} ye may be able{G1410} to withstand{G436} in{G1722} the evil{G4190} day,{G2250} and,{G2532} having done{G2716} all,{G537} to stand.{G2476} 14 Stand{G2476} therefore,{G3767} having{G4024} girded{G4024} your{G5216} loins{G3751} with{G1722} truth,{G225} and{G2532} having put on{G1746} the breastplate{G2382} of righteousness,{G1343} 15 and{G2532} having shod{G5265} your feet{G4228} with{G1722} the preparation{G2091} of the gospel{G2098} of peace;{G1515} 16 withal{G1909} {G3956} taking{G353} up the shield{G2375} of faith,{G4102} wherewith{G1722} {G3739} ye shall be able{G1410} to quench{G4570} all{G3956} the fiery{G4448} darts{G956} of the evil{G4190} [one]. 17 And{G2532} take{G1209} the helmet{G4030} of salvation,{G4992} and{G2532} the sword{G3162} of the Spirit,{G4151} which{G3739} is{G2076} the word{G4487} of God:{G2316} 18 with{G1223} all{G3956} prayer{G4335} {G1722} {G2540} {G3956} and{G2532} supplication{G1162} praying{G4336} at all seasons in{G1722} the Spirit,{G4151} and{G2532} watching{G69} {G846} thereunto{G1519} {G5124} in{G1722} all{G3956} perseverance{G4343} and{G2532} supplication{G1162} for{G4012} all{G3956} the saints,{G40} 19 And{G2532} on{G5228} my{G1700} behalf, that{G2443} utterance{G3056} may be given{G1325} unto{G1722} me{G3427} in{G1722} opening{G457} my{G3450} mouth,{G4750} to make known{G1107} with boldness{G3954} the mystery{G3466} of the gospel,{G2098} 20 for{G5228} which{G3739} I am an ambassador{G4243} in{G1722} chains; that{G2443} in{G1722} it{G846} I{G846} may speak boldly,{G3955} as{G5613} I{G3165} ought{G1163} to speak.{G2980}
- Lev 25:39-43 : 39 And if thy brother{H251} be waxed poor{H4134} with thee, and sell{H4376} himself unto thee; thou shalt not make{H5647} him to serve{H5656} as a bond-servant.{H5650} 40 As a hired servant,{H7916} and as a sojourner,{H8453} he shall be with thee; he shall serve{H5647} with thee unto the year{H8141} of jubilee:{H3104} 41 then shall he go out{H3318} from thee, he and his children{H1121} with him, and shall return{H7725} unto his own family,{H4940} and unto the possession{H272} of his fathers{H1} shall he return.{H7725} 42 For they are my servants,{H5650} whom I brought forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt:{H4714} they shall not be sold{H4376} as{H4466} bondmen.{H5650} 43 Thou shalt not rule{H7287} over him with rigor,{H6531} but shalt fear{H3372} thy God.{H430}
- Matt 24:48-51 : 48 But{G1161} if{G1437} that{G1565} evil{G2556} servant{G1401} shall say{G2036} in{G1722} his{G846} heart,{G2588} My{G3450} lord{G2962} tarrieth;{G5549} 49 and{G2532} shall begin{G756} to beat{G5180} his fellow-servants,{G4889} and{G1161} shall eat{G2068} and{G2532} drink{G4095} with{G3326} the drunken;{G3184} 50 the lord{G2962} of{G1401} that{G1565} servant{G1401} shall come{G2240} in{G1722} a day{G2250} when{G3739} he expecteth{G4328} not,{G3756} and{G2532} in{G1722} an hour{G5610} when{G3739} he knoweth not,{G3756} 51 and{G2532} shall cut{G1371} him{G846} asunder,{G1371} and{G2532} appoint{G5087} his{G846} portion{G3313} with{G3326} the hypocrites:{G5273} there{G1563} shall be{G2071} the weeping{G2805} and{G2532} the gnashing{G1030} of teeth.{G3599}
- Luke 16:1-9 : 1 And{G1161} he said{G3004} also{G2532} unto{G4314} the{G846} disciples,{G3101} There was{G2258} a certain{G5100} rich{G4145} man,{G444} who{G3739} had{G2192} a steward;{G3623} and{G2532} the same{G3778} was accused{G1225} unto him{G846} that{G5613} he was wasting{G1287} his{G846} goods.{G5224} 2 And{G2532} he called{G5455} him,{G846} and{G2532} said{G2036} unto him,{G846} What is this{G5124} that I hear{G191} of{G4012} thee?{G4675} render{G591} the account{G3056} of thy{G4675} stewardship;{G3622} for{G1063} thou canst be{G1410} no{G3756} longer{G2089} steward.{G3621} 3 And{G1161} the steward{G3623} said{G2036} within{G1722} himself,{G1438} What{G5101} shall I do,{G4160} seeing{G3754} that my{G3450} lord{G2962} taketh away{G851} the stewardship{G3622} from{G575} me?{G1700} I have{G2480} not{G2480} strength to dig;{G4626} to beg{G1871} I am ashamed.{G153} 4 I am resolved{G1097} what{G5101} to do,{G4160} that,{G2443} when{G3752} I am put out{G3179} of the stewardship,{G3622} they may receive{G1209} me{G3165} into{G1519} their{G846} houses.{G3624} 5 And{G2532} calling{G4341} to him each{G1538} one{G1520} of his{G1438} lord's{G2962} debtors,{G5533} he said{G3004} to the first,{G4413} How much{G4214} owest thou{G3784} unto my{G3450} lord?{G2962} 6 And{G1161} he said,{G2036} A hundred{G1540} measures{G943} of oil.{G1637} And{G2532} he said{G2036} unto him,{G846} Take{G1209} thy{G4675} bond,{G1121} and{G2532} sit down{G2523} quickly{G5030} and write{G1125} fifty.{G4004} 7 Then{G1899} said he{G2036} to another,{G2087} And{G1161} how much{G4214} owest{G3784} thou?{G4771} And{G1161} he said,{G2036} A hundred{G1540} measures{G2884} of wheat.{G4621} He{G2532} saith{G3004} unto him,{G846} Take{G1209} thy{G4675} bond,{G1121} and{G2532} write{G1125} fourscore.{G3589} 8 And{G2532} his lord{G2962} commended{G1867} the unrighteous{G93} steward{G3623} because{G3754} he had done{G4160} wisely:{G5430} for{G3754} the sons{G5207} of this{G5127} world{G165} are{G1526} for{G3754} their{G1438} own generation{G1074} wiser{G5429} than{G5228} the sons{G5207} of the light.{G5457} 9 And I{G2504} say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} Make{G4160} to yourselves{G1438} friends{G5384} by{G1537} means of the mammon{G3126} of unrighteousness;{G93} that,{G2443} when{G3752} it shall fail,{G1587} they may receive{G1209} you{G5209} into{G1519} the eternal{G166} tabernacles.{G3126} 10 He that{G3588} is faithful{G4103} in{G1722} a very little{G1646} is faithful{G4103} also{G2532} in{G1722} much:{G4183} and{G2532} he that{G3588} is{G2076} unrighteous{G94} in{G1722} a very little{G1646} is{G2076} unrighteous{G94} also{G2532} in{G1722} much.{G4183} 11 If{G1487} therefore{G3767} ye have{G1096} not{G3756} been{G1096} faithful{G4103} in{G1722} the unrighteous{G94} mammon,{G3126} who{G5101} will commit{G4100} to your{G5213} trust{G4100} the true{G228} [riches]? 12 And{G2532} if{G1487} ye have{G1096} not{G3756} been{G1096} faithful{G4103} in{G1722} that which{G3588} is another's,{G245} who{G5101} will give{G1325} you{G5213} that which{G3588} is your own?{G5212} 13 No{G3762} servant{G3610} can{G1410} serve{G1398} two{G1417} masters:{G2962} for{G1063} either{G2228} he will hate{G3404} the one,{G1520} and{G2532} love{G25} the other;{G2087} or else{G2228} he will hold to{G472} one,{G1520} and{G2532} despise{G2706} the other.{G2087} Ye cannot{G1410} {G3756} serve{G1398} God{G2316} and{G2532} mammon.{G3126}
- Luke 19:15 : 15 And{G2532} it came to pass,{G1096} when{G1722} he was{G846} come back{G1880} again, having received{G2983} the kingdom,{G932} that{G2532} he commanded{G2036} these{G5128} servants,{G1401} unto whom{G3739} he had given{G1325} the money,{G694} to be called{G5455} to him,{G846} that{G2443} he might know{G1097} what{G5101} they{G5101} had gained by trading.{G1281}
- Lev 19:13 : 13 Thou shalt not oppress{H6231} thy neighbor,{H7453} nor rob{H1497} him: the wages{H6468} of a hired{H7916} servant shall not abide{H3885} with thee all night until the morning.{H1242}
- Deut 15:12-15 : 12 If thy brother,{H251} a Hebrew man,{H5680} or a Hebrew woman,{H5680} be sold{H4376} unto thee, and serve{H5647} thee six{H8337} years;{H8141} then in the seventh{H7637} year{H8141} thou shalt let him go{H7971} free{H2670} from thee. 13 And when thou lettest{H7971} him go free{H2670} from thee, thou shalt not let him go{H7971} empty:{H7387} 14 thou shalt furnish{H6059} him liberally{H6059} out of thy flock,{H6629} and out of thy threshing-floor,{H1637} and out of thy winepress;{H3342} as Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} hath blessed{H1288} thee thou shalt give{H5414} unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember{H2142} that thou wast a bondman{H5650} in the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} and Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} redeemed{H6299} thee: therefore I command{H6680} thee this thing{H1697} to-day.{H3117}
- Deut 24:14-15 : 14 Thou shalt not oppress{H6231} a hired servant{H7916} that is poor{H6041} and needy,{H34} whether he be of thy brethren,{H251} or of thy sojourners{H1616} that are in thy land{H776} within thy gates:{H8179} 15 in his day{H3117} thou shalt give{H5414} him his hire,{H7939} neither shall the sun{H8121} go down{H935} upon it; for he is poor,{H6041} and setteth{H5375} his heart{H5315} upon it: lest he cry{H7121} against thee unto Jehovah,{H3068} and it be sin{H2399} unto thee.
- Neh 5:5-9 : 5 Yet now our flesh{H1320} is as the flesh{H1320} of our brethren,{H251} our children{H1121} as their children:{H1121} and, lo, we bring into bondage{H3533} our sons{H1121} and our daughters{H1323} to be servants,{H5650} and some of our daughters{H1323} are{H3426} brought into bondage{H3533} [already]: neither is it in our power{H410} to help it; for other men{H312} have our fields{H7704} and our vineyards.{H3754} 6 And I was very{H3966} angry{H2734} when I heard{H8085} their cry{H2201} and these words.{H1697} 7 Then I consulted{H4427} with myself,{H3820} and contended{H7378} with the nobles{H2715} and the rulers,{H5461} and said{H559} unto them, Ye exact{H5383} usury,{H4855} every one{H376} of his brother.{H251} And I held{H5414} a great{H1419} assembly{H6952} against them. 8 And I said{H559} unto them, We after our ability{H1767} have redeemed{H7069} our brethren{H251} the Jews,{H3064} that were sold{H4376} unto the nations;{H1471} and would ye even sell{H4376} your brethren,{H251} and should they be sold{H4376} unto us? Then held they their peace,{H2790} and found{H4672} never{H1697} a word. 9 Also I said,{H559} The thing that{H1697} ye do{H6213} is not good:{H2896} ought ye not to walk{H3212} in the fear{H3374} of our God,{H430} because of the reproach{H2781} of the nations{H1471} our enemies?{H341} 10 And I likewise, my brethren{H251} and my servants,{H5288} do lend{H5383} them money{H3701} and grain.{H1715} I pray you, let us leave off{H5800} this usury.{H4855} 11 Restore,{H7725} I pray you, to them, even this day,{H3117} their fields,{H7704} their vineyards,{H3754} their oliveyards,{H2132} and their houses,{H1004} also the hundredth{H3967} part of the money,{H3701} and of the grain,{H1715} the new wine,{H8492} and the oil,{H3323} that ye exact{H5383} of them. 12 Then said{H559} they, We will restore{H7725} them, and will require{H1245} nothing of them; so will we do,{H6213} even as thou sayest.{H559} Then I called{H7121} the priests,{H3548} and took an oath{H7650} of them, that they would do{H6213} according to this promise.{H1697} 13 Also I shook{H5287} out my lap,{H2684} and said,{H559} So God{H430} shake out{H5287} every man{H376} from his house,{H1004} and from his labor,{H3018} that performeth{H6965} not this promise;{H1697} even thus be he shaken out,{H5287} and emptied.{H7386} And all the assembly{H6951} said,{H559} Amen,{H543} and praised{H1984} Jehovah.{H3068} And the people{H5971} did{H6213} according to this promise.{H1697}
- Job 24:11-12 : 11 They make oil{H6671} within{H996} the walls{H7791} of these men; They tread{H1869} [their] winepresses,{H3342} and suffer thirst.{H6770} 12 From out of the populous city{H5892} men{H4962} groan,{H5008} And the soul{H5315} of the wounded{H2491} crieth out:{H7768} Yet God{H433} regardeth{H7760} not the folly.{H8604}
- Job 31:13-15 : 13 If I have despised{H3988} the cause{H4941} of my man-servant{H5650} or of my maid-servant,{H519} When they contended{H7379} with me; 14 What then shall I do{H6213} when God{H410} riseth up?{H6965} And when he visiteth,{H6485} what shall I answer{H7725} him? 15 Did not he that made{H6213} me in the womb{H990} make{H6213} him? And did not one{H259} fashion{H3559} us in the womb?{H7358}
- Eccl 5:8 : 8 If thou seest{H7200} the oppression{H6233} of the poor,{H7326} and the violent{H1499} taking away of justice{H6664} and righteousness{H4941} in a province,{H4082} marvel{H8539} not at the matter:{H2656} for one higher{H1364} than the high{H1364} regardeth;{H8104} and there are higher{H1364} than they.{H5921}
- Jas 2:13 : 13 For{G1063} judgment{G2920} [is] without mercy{G448} to him{G4160} that hath showed{G4160} no{G3361} mercy:{G1656} {G2532} mercy{G1656} glorieth against{G2620} judgment.{G2920}
- Jas 5:4 : 4 Behold,{G2400} the hire{G3408} of the laborers{G2040} who{G3588} mowed{G270} your{G5216} fields,{G5561} which is of{G575} you{G5216} kept back by fraud,{G650} crieth{G2896} out: and{G2532} the cries{G995} of them{G3588} that reaped{G2325} have entered{G1525} into{G1519} the ears{G3775} of the Lord{G2962} of Sabaoth.{G4519}
- Rev 17:14 : 14 These{G3778} shall war{G4170} against{G3326} the Lamb,{G721} and{G2532} the Lamb{G721} shall overcome{G3528} them,{G846} for{G3754} he is{G2076} Lord{G2962} of lords,{G2962} and{G2532} King{G935} of kings;{G935} and{G2532} they [also shall overcome] that are{G3588} with{G3326} him,{G846} called{G2822} and{G2532} chosen{G1588} and{G2532} faithful.{G4103}
- Rev 19:16 : 16 And{G2532} he hath{G2192} on{G1909} his garment{G2440} and{G2532} on{G1909} his{G846} thigh{G3382} a name written,{G1125} KINGS{G935} OF KINGS,{G935} AND{G2532} LORD{G2962} OF LORDS.{G2962}
- Isa 58:5-9 : 5 Is such the fast{H6685} that I have chosen?{H977} the day{H3117} for a man{H120} to afflict{H6031} his soul?{H5315} Is it to bow down{H3721} his head{H7218} as a rush,{H100} and to spread{H3331} sackcloth{H8242} and ashes{H665} under him? wilt thou call{H7121} this{H2088} a fast,{H6685} and an acceptable{H7522} day{H3117} to Jehovah?{H3068} 6 Is not this the fast{H6685} that I have chosen:{H977} to loose{H6605} the bonds{H2784} of wickedness,{H7562} to undo{H5425} the bands{H92} of the yoke,{H4133} and to let the oppressed{H7533} go{H7971} free,{H2670} and that ye break{H5423} every yoke?{H4133} 7 Is it not to deal{H6536} thy bread{H3899} to the hungry,{H7457} and that thou bring{H935} the poor{H6041} that are cast out{H4788} to thy house?{H1004} when thou seest{H7200} the naked,{H6174} that thou cover{H3680} him; and that thou hide{H5956} not thyself from thine own flesh?{H1320} 8 Then shall thy light{H216} break forth{H1234} as the morning,{H7837} and thy healing{H724} shall spring forth{H6779} speedily;{H4120} and thy righteousness{H6664} shall go{H1980} before{H6440} thee; the glory{H3519} of Jehovah{H3068} shall by thy rearward.{H622} 9 Then shalt thou call,{H7121} and Jehovah{H3068} will answer;{H6030} thou shalt cry,{H7768} and he will say,{H559} Here I am. If thou take away{H5493} from the midst{H8432} of thee the yoke,{H4133} the putting forth{H7971} of the finger,{H676} and speaking{H1696} wickedly;{H205}
- Jer 34:9-9 : 9 that every man{H376} should let his man-servant,{H5650} and every man{H376} his maid-servant,{H8198} that is a Hebrew{H5680} or a Hebrewess,{H5680} go{H7971} free;{H2670} that none should make bondmen{H5647} of them, [to wit], of a Jew{H3064} his brother.{H251} 10 And all the princes{H8269} and all the people{H5971} obeyed, that had entered{H935} into the covenant,{H1285} that every one{H376} should let his man-servant,{H5650} and every one{H376} his maid-servant,{H8198} go{H7971} free,{H2670} that none should make bondmen{H5647} of them any more; they obeyed,{H8085} and let them go:{H7971} 11 but afterwards{H310} they turned,{H7725} and caused the servants{H5650} and the handmaids,{H8198} whom they had let go{H7971} free,{H2670} to return,{H7725} and brought them into subjection{H3533} for servants{H5650} and for handmaids.{H8198} 12 Therefore the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came to Jeremiah{H3414} from Jehovah,{H3068} saying,{H559} 13 Thus saith{H559} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} I made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} with your fathers{H1} in the day{H3117} that I brought them forth{H3318} out of the land{H776} of Egypt,{H4714} out of the house{H1004} of bondage,{H5650} saying,{H559} 14 At the end{H7093} of seven{H7651} years{H8141} ye shall let go{H7971} every man{H376} his brother{H251} that is a Hebrew,{H5680} that hath been sold{H4376} unto thee, and hath served{H5647} thee six{H8337} years,{H8141} thou shalt let him go{H7971} free{H2670} from thee: but your fathers{H1} hearkened{H8085} not unto me, neither inclined{H5186} their ear.{H241} 15 And ye were now{H3117} turned,{H7725} and had done{H6213} that which is right{H3477} in mine eyes,{H5869} in proclaiming{H7121} liberty{H1865} every man{H376} to his neighbor;{H7453} and ye had made{H3772} a covenant{H1285} before{H6440} me in the house{H1004} which is called{H7121} by my name:{H8034} 16 but ye turned{H7725} and profaned{H2490} my name,{H8034} and caused every man{H376} his servant,{H5650} and every man{H376} his handmaid,{H8198} whom ye had let{H7971} go free{H2670} at their pleasure,{H5315} to return;{H7725} and ye brought them into subjection,{H3533} to be unto you for servants{H5650} and for handmaids.{H8198} 17 Therefore thus saith{H559} Jehovah:{H3068} ye have not hearkened{H8085} unto me, to proclaim{H7121} liberty,{H1865} every man{H376} to his brother,{H251} and every man{H376} to his neighbor:{H7453} behold, I proclaim{H7121} unto you a liberty,{H1865} saith{H5002} Jehovah,{H3068} to the sword,{H2719} to the pestilence,{H1698} and to the famine;{H7458} and I will make{H5414} you to be tossed{H2189} to and fro among all the kingdoms{H4467} of the earth.{H776}
- Mal 3:5 : 5 And I will come near{H7126} to you to judgment;{H4941} and I will be a swift{H4116} witness{H5707} against the sorcerers,{H3784} and against the adulterers,{H5003} and against the false{H8267} swearers,{H7650} and against those that oppress{H6231} the hireling{H7916} in his wages,{H7939} the widow,{H490} and the fatherless,{H3490} and that turn aside{H5186} the sojourner{H1616} [from his right], and fear{H3372} not me, saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
- Matt 23:8-9 : 8 But{G1161} be{G2564} not{G3361} ye{G5210} called{G2564} Rabbi:{G4461} for{G1063} one{G1520} is{G2076} your{G5216} teacher,{G2519} and{G1161} all{G3956} ye{G5210} are{G2075} brethren.{G80} 9 And{G2532} call{G2564} no{G3361} man your{G5216} father{G3962} on{G1909} the earth:{G1093} for{G1063} one{G1520} is{G2076} your{G5216} Father,{G3962} [even] he who is{G3588} in{G1722} heaven.{G3772}
- Isa 58:3 : 3 Wherefore have we fasted,{H6684} [say they], and thou seest{H7200} not? [wherefore] have we afflicted{H6031} our soul,{H5315} and thou takest no knowledge?{H3045} Behold, in the day{H3117} of your fast{H6685} ye find{H4672} [your own] pleasure,{H2656} and exact{H5065} all your labors.{H6092}