32 Bible Verses about Serving

or if the deacon's office, be active in the service; or he that teacheth, in teaching;

not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord:

Know ye not that they who are employed about the holy things, are fed from the temple? and they who serve at the altar, partake with the altar?

And Jesus answering him, said, Get thee behind me, Satan, for it is written, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and to him alone shalt thou pay divine honour."

But Martha was hurrying about to provide a large entertainment, and coming up to him, she said, Lord, is it no concern to thee, that my sister hath left me to make the whole provision by myself? bid her therefore to assist me.

If a man will be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: and if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

For such are not servants to our Lord Jesus Christ, but to their own belly; and by smooth speeches and flattering commendations deceive the hearts of the guileless.

Then the twelve assembling the multitude of the disciples, said, It is not fit that we should leave the word of God, to make distribution to the tables.

No man can serve two masters: for he will either hate the one, and love the other; or he will adhere to the one, and disregard the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And there are diversities of services, but the same Lord.

it was said unto her, "That the elder shall be servant to the younger."

For which is the greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that waits? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.

Now I wish you, brethren, to know, that the things which have befallen me have rather conduced to the progress of the gospel;

with good will doing service as to the Lord, and not unto men:

Even as the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

For he who in these things is the servant of Christ, is acceptable to God, and approved of men.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the Gospel of his Son, how incessantly I make mention of you,

of which I am made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God, which was given unto me by the effectual working of his power.