⁴² For they are my servants whom I took out from the land of Egypt; they may not become the property of another.

⁵⁵ For the children of Israel are servants to me; they are my servants whom I took out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

²² But now, being free from sin, and having been made servants to God, you have your fruit in that which is holy, and the end is eternal life.

²¹ If you were a servant when you became a Christian, let it not be a grief to you; but if you have a chance to become free, make use of it.

²² For he who was a servant when he became a Christian is the Lord's free man; and he who was free when he became a Christian is the Lord's servant.

²³ It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.