Ephesians 6:9

And masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favoritism with Him.

Cross References (37)

  • Colossians 3:25 (11)

    Whoever does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.

  • Acts 10:34 (11)

    Then Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,

  • Romans 2:11 (9)

    For God does not show favoritism.

  • Job 31:13–15 (7)

    If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or maidservant when they made a complaint against me,

  • Deuteronomy 10:17 (5)

    For the LORD your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, mighty, and awesome God, showing no partiality and ac

  • Luke 6:31 (5)

    Do to others as you would have them do to you.

  • Matthew 7:12 (4)

    In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.

  • Deuteronomy 24:14–15 (3)

    Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

  • 1 Corinthians 1:2 (3)

    To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those ever

  • James 2:8 (3)

    If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

  • John 13:13 (3)

    You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.

  • Leviticus 25:39–46 (3)

    If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.

  • James 2:13 (3)

    For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

  • Matthew 24:48 (2)

    But suppose that servant is wicked and says in his heart, ‘My master will be away a long time.’

  • Ephesians 6:5–7 (2)

    Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.

  • Isaiah 47:6 (2)

    I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even

  • Amos 8:4–7 (2)

    Hear this, you who trample the needy, who do away with the poor of the land,

  • Daniel 3:6 (2)

    And whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into the blazing fiery furnace.”

  • 1 Corinthians 7:22 (2)

    For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he

  • Daniel 5:19–20 (2)

    Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. H

  • Luke 12:45–46 (2)

    But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menserv

  • Isaiah 58:3–6 (2)

    “Why have we fasted, and You have not seen? Why have we humbled ourselves, and You have not noticed?” “Behold, on the da

  • Daniel 3:15 (2)

    Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to f

  • Matthew 24:51 (2)

    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of t

  • Ecclesiastes 5:8 (2)

    If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished

  • Malachi 3:5 (2)

    “Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers

  • Nehemiah 5:5 (2)

    We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to sla

  • James 5:4 (2)

    Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvest

  • Matthew 22:8 (2)

    Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited were not worthy.

  • Psalms 140:12 (2)

    I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

  • Matthew 22:10 (2)

    So the servants went out into the streets and gathered everyone they could find, both evil and good, and the wedding hal

  • Leviticus 19:13 (1)

    You must not defraud your neighbor or rob him. You must not withhold until morning the wages due a hired hand.

  • 1 Samuel 15:17 (1)

    And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? T

  • Philippians 2:10–11 (1)

    that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

  • Nehemiah 5:8–9 (1)

    and said, “We have done our best to buy back our Jewish brothers who were sold to foreigners, but now you are selling yo

  • Job 24:10–12 (1)

    Without clothing, they wander about naked. They carry the sheaves, but still go hungry.

  • Deuteronomy 15:11–16 (1)

    For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brothe