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  2. The Bible and slavery - Wikipedia

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    In Ephesians 6:5–8, Paul states "Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ." [ 96 ] Similar statements regarding obedient slaves can be found in Colossians 3:22–24, 1 Timothy 6:1–2, and Titus 2:9–10.

  3. Select Parts of the Holy Bible for the use of the Negro ...

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    Passages like Ephesians 6:5, "Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ", were retained. [4] The Museum of the Bible , during a 2018 exhibition called "The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told", exhibited an example from 1807.

  4. Ephesians 6 - Wikipedia

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    Ephesians 6 is the sixth (and the last) chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.Traditionally, it is believed to be written by Apostle Paul while he was in prison in Rome (around AD 62), but more recently, it is suggested to be written between AD 80 and 100 by another writer using Paul's name and style.

  5. Christian views on slavery - Wikipedia

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    These slaves were also told to obey their masters "with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ." (Ephesians 6:5 KJV) [49] [11] Paul the Apostle applied the same guidelines to masters in Ephesians 6:9: "And, masters, do the same to them. Stop threatening them, for you know that both of you have the same Master in heaven, and ...

  6. New Testament household code - Wikipedia

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    An underlying Household Code is also reflected in 1 Timothy 2:1ff., 8ff.; 3:1ff., 8ff.; 5:17ff.; 6:1f.; Titus 2:1–10 and 1 Peter 2:13–3:7 . Historically, proof texts from the New Testament Household Codes—from the first century to the present day—have been used to define a married Christian woman's role in relation to her husband, and ...

  7. Paul Baynes - Wikipedia

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    He was successor to Perkins as lecturer at the church of St Andrew the Great in Cambridge, opposite Christ's; [5] [6] they were considered the town's leading Puritan preachers. [7] In 1617, Baynes described the types of servitude then existing in England, from apprentices to chattel slaves born enslaved.

  8. How Early Christians Became a Family - AOL

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    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!”(2 Corinthians 5:16–17). It is therefore inadequate to say the early Christians were trying to ...

  9. Galatians 3:28 - Wikipedia

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    Pro-slavery Christians disagreed, pointing to other passages in the Bible in which Paul commands slaves to obey their masters (Ephesians 6:5–9). [ 16 ] The passage was omitted from the slave bible because of fear that it could incite rebellion.