Original sentence: Anti-communist Christians argue that the Bible cannot promote communism because it allows for a class system.Jesus mentions servants in parables, but there is no record of him condemning or sanctioning the institution.Relevant passages include Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:20-21, 26-27, and Ephesians 6:5-9.They note the lack of a scriptural condemnation of slavery by Jesus, who would have been familiar with the institution due to its use in ancient and contemporary societies
Edited sentence: A partial list of relevant scripture references follow: Exodus 20:17, Exodus 21:20-21, 26-27, Matthew 18:25, Luke 12:45-48, and Ephesians 6:5-9.Anti-communist Christians argue that the Bible cannot promote communism due to the fact that it allows for inequality among classes.Jesus mentions slaves (servants) in several of his parables but neither condemns or sanctions the institution.They argue that Jesus could have easily condemned slavery, due to its practice by ancient and contemporary Jews, but never did so