Verse 5

But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

Referenced Verses

• Deut 15:16-17 : 16 But if he says to you, I have no desire to go away from you; because you and your family are dear to him and he is happy with you; 17 Then take a sharp-pointed instrument, driving it through his ear into the door, and he will be your servant for ever. And you may do the same for your servant-girl.
• 2 Cor 5:14-15 : 14 For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death; 15 And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.
• Isa 26:13 : 13 O Lord, our God, other lords than you have had rule over us; but in you only is our salvation, and no other name will we take on our lips.