Genesis 30:29
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29 Jacob replied, “You know how hard I’ve worked for you, and how your flocks and herds have grown under my care.
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Genesis 31:6
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6 You know how hard I have worked for your father,
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Genesis 31:38-40
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38 “For twenty years I have been with you, caring for your flocks. In all that time your sheep and goats never miscarried. In all those years I never used a single ram of yours for food. 39 If any were attacked and killed by wild animals, I never showed you the carcass and asked you to reduce the count of your flock. No, I took the loss myself! You made me pay for every stolen animal, whether it was taken in broad daylight or in the dark of night.
40 “I worked for you through the scorching heat of the day and through cold and sleepless nights.
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1 Peter 2:18
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Slaves
18 You who are slaves must submit to your masters with all respect.[a] Do what they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are cruel.
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- 2:18 Or because you fear God; Greek reads in all fear.
1 Peter 2:15
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15 It is God’s will that your honorable lives should silence those ignorant people who make foolish accusations against you.
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Titus 2:9-10
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9 Slaves must always obey their masters and do their best to please them. They must not talk back 10 or steal, but must show themselves to be entirely trustworthy and good. Then they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive in every way.
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Colossians 3:22-25
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything you do. Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. Serve them sincerely because of your reverent fear of the Lord. 23 Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 24 Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.[a] 25 But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites.
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- 3:24 Or and serve Christ as your Master.
Ephesians 6:5-8
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Slaves and Masters
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with deep respect and fear. Serve them sincerely as you would serve Christ. 6 Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart. 7 Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. 8 Remember that the Lord will reward each one of us for the good we do, whether we are slaves or free.
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Matthew 24:45
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45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
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Genesis 30:5
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5 Bilhah became pregnant and presented him with a son.
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