SLAVES

(See also Evil Slave; Faithful and Discreet Slave [Faithful Steward]; Onesimus; Servants)

angels: bf 670

Bible examples: ns 74; w55 87; w53 406; w52 442-443, 729-731, 734; w47 41-42

Christians: bw 64-77; w74 370-374; w73 277; ka 339; w72 121-122; ad 1515-1516; w70 61-62; w66 155-156; w65 724-725; w64 359; g64 5/22 3-4; w62 107-108, 329, 653-656, 664-665; w60 486; w59 266-267; w58 220-222; w56 17-21; w52 223, 732-734; w47 41

disown themselves: w74 600-601; w72 697-698

early Christians: bw 70-71, 75-76; g76 12/22 27-28

discovery of Samaritan documents regarding slaves: g80 4/8 31

discussion: ad 1514-1516

Greek words: ad 1515; w69 330

Israelite: lp 146-147; ad 1514-1515

of God and of Christ: cj 12

Onesimus:

baptized while a runaway: w77 191

“slaves of our God” (Re 7:3): w78 10/1 12

slaves watching for master’s return (Lu 12:35-40): w78 11/15 24-25

“sluggish slave” (Mt 25:18, 24-30): w74 589-591; ka 247-255

Spartacus: g79 9/8 5

subjection to owners: w72 598; ad 1241, 1515-1516; li 209; w63 429; w62 653-656, 664-665

to sin: g79 2/8 27-28; w74 369-370; w71 431-433; ad 431, 1516; w70 62; w66 155, 717-718; li 6-10, 51-52; w65 713-714, 718-719; g64 2/8 27-28

unforgiving slave (Mt 18:23-35): w72 550-551; w71 102-103; te 63-66

use of word in New World Translation: w52 95