Leviticus 25:55

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“For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.”

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BSBPD

“For the Israelites are My servants. They are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For unto me the children of Israel are servants; they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: I am Jehovah your God.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“For to Me <FI>are<Fi> the sons of Israel servants; My servants they <FI>are<Fi> , whom I have brought out of the land of Egypt; I, Jehovah, <FI>am<Fi> your God.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 25:55 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 13:3So Moses told the people, “Remember this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; for the LORD brought you out of it by the strength of His hand. And nothing leavened shall be eaten.
  2. Exodus 20:2“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
  3. Leviticus 25:42Because the Israelites are My servants, whom I brought out of the land of Egypt, they are not to be sold as slaves.
  4. Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
  5. Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
  6. Luke 1:74deliverance from hostile hands, that we may serve Him without fear,
  7. Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
  8. Romans 6:17But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed.
  9. Romans 6:22But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.
  10. 1 Corinthians 7:22For 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 was called is Christ’s slave.
  11. 1 Corinthians 9:19Though I am free of obligation to anyone, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.
  12. 1 Corinthians 9:21To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.
  13. Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

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