Leviticus 25:42
For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.
Cross-references
Leviticus 25:55 repeats that Israelites are God's servants — identical declaration to this verse forbidding sale.
Leviticus 26:13 reminds Israel God brought them out of Egypt so they would not be slaves — the very reason for the law in this verse.
Romans 6:22 says believers are set free from sin to become slaves of God — the same identity as God's servants from Leviticus.
1 Corinthians 7:21-23 says believers were bought with a price and should not be slaves of men — echoing the prohibition in Leviticus against selling God's servants.
Deuteronomy 15:13 extends the principle: when a Hebrew slave goes free, you must not send him empty-handed, reinforcing their status as God's servants.
Deuteronomy 20:11 permits forced labor from conquered foreigners, contrasting sharply with the ban on selling fellow Israelites as slaves.
Isaiah 41:8 echoes the phrase 'my servant' for Israel, directly paralleling the declaration that they are God's servants.
1 Corinthians 7:23 applies the same logic to believers: bought by God, they should not become slaves of men.