1. Hebrew Bible, Genesis, 20.15 (9th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE)
| 20.15. וַיֹּאמֶר אֲבִימֶלֶךְ הִנֵּה אַרְצִי לְפָנֶיךָ בַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ שֵׁב׃ | 20.15. And Abimelech said: ‘Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.’" |
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2. Euripides, Helen, 276 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 276. τὰ βαρβάρων γὰρ δοῦλα πάντα πλὴν ἑνός. | |
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3. Hebrew Bible, Nehemiah, 9.24 (5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE)
| 9.24. וַיָּבֹאוּ הַבָּנִים וַיִּירְשׁוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וַתַּכְנַע לִפְנֵיהֶם אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ הַכְּנַעֲנִים וַתִּתְּנֵם בְּיָדָם וְאֶת־מַלְכֵיהֶם וְאֶת־עַמְמֵי הָאָרֶץ לַעֲשׂוֹת בָּהֶם כִּרְצוֹנָם׃ | 9.24. So the children went in and possessed the land, and Thou didst subdue before them the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the peoples of the land, that they might do with them as they would." |
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4. Herodotus, Histories, 7.103 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 7.103. When he heard this, Xerxes smiled and said, “What a strange thing to say, Demaratus, that a thousand men would fight with so great an army! Come now, tell me this: you say that you were king of these men. Are you willing right now to fight with ten men? Yet if your state is entirely as you define it, you as their king should by right encounter twice as many according to your laws. ,If each of them is a match for ten men of my army, then it is plain to me that you must be a match for twenty; in this way you would prove that what you say is true. But if you Greeks who so exalt yourselves are just like you and the others who come to speak with me, and are also the same size, then beware lest the words you have spoken be only idle boasting. ,Let us look at it with all reasonableness: how could a thousand, or ten thousand, or even fifty thousand men, if they are all equally free and not under the rule of one man, withstand so great an army as mine? If you Greeks are five thousand, we still would be more than a thousand to one. ,If they were under the rule of one man according to our custom, they might out of fear of him become better than they naturally are, and under compulsion of the lash they might go against greater numbers of inferior men; but if they are allowed to go free they would do neither. I myself think that even if they were equal in numbers it would be hard for the Greeks to fight just against the Persians. ,What you are talking about is found among us alone, and even then it is not common but rare; there are some among my Persian spearmen who will gladly fight with three Greeks at once. You have no knowledge of this and are spouting a lot of nonsense.” |
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5. Septuagint, Judith, 5.5, 6.11, 7.12, 11.5, 12.10 (2nd cent. BCE - 0th cent. CE)
| 5.5. Then Achior, the leader of all the Ammonites, said to him, "Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of your servant, and I will tell you the truth about this people that dwells in the nearby mountain district. No falsehood shall come from your servant's mouth. 6.11. So the slaves took him and led him out of the camp into the plain, and from the plain they went up into the hill country and came to the springs below Bethulia. 7.12. Remain in your camp, and keep all the men in your forces with you; only let your servants take possession of the spring of water that flows from the foot of the mountain -- 11.5. Judith replied to him, "Accept the words of your servant, and let your maidservant speak in your presence, and I will tell nothing false to my lord this night. 12.10. On the fourth day Holofernes held a banquet for his slave only, and did not invite any of his officers. |
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6. New Testament, 1 Corinthians, 7.22-7.24 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 7.22. For he who was called in theLord being a bondservant is the Lord's free man. Likewise he who wascalled being free is Christ's bondservant. 7.23. You were bought witha price. Don't become bondservants of men. 7.24. Brothers, let eachman, in whatever condition he was called, stay in that condition withGod. |
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7. New Testament, 2 Corinthians, 5.10 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
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8. New Testament, Acts, 11.26 (1st cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
| 11.26. When he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. It happened, that even for a whole year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. |
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9. New Testament, Apocalypse, 2.18, 2.20 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 2.18. To the angel of the assembly in Thyatira write: "The Son of God, who has his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like burnished brass, says these things: 2.20. But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols. |
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10. New Testament, Colossians, 3.23 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 3.23. And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men |
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11. New Testament, Ephesians, 6.6 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 6.6. not in the way of service only when eyes are on you, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; |
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12. New Testament, Romans, 14.10, 14.18, 16.18 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 14.10. But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. 14.18. For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men. 16.18. For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent. |
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13. New Testament, Luke, 1.38 (1st cent. CE - 1st cent. CE)
| 1.38. Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word."The angel departed from her. |
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