43 Bible Verses about servanthood
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And having sat down, he called the twelve, and he says to them, If any man wants to be first, he will be last of all, and helper of all.
Does he have a favor for that bondman because he did the things that were commanded? I think not.
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest, as with the servant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistress, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the creditor, so with the debtor, as with the
Who are thou who criticizes the servant of another? To his own lord he stands or falls. And he will be made to stand, for God is able to make him stand.
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an army with horses and chariots was round about the city. And his servant said to him, Alas, my master! What shall we do?
For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food,
So that thou are no longer a bondman but a son, and if a son, then an heir through Christ.
Of which I became a helper according to the administration of God, which was given to me for you to fulfill the word of God,
And that bondman who knew his lord's will, and who did not prepare, nor do according to his will, will be beaten much,
But if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my sons, I will not go out free,
But he emptied himself, having taken a form of a bondman, having become in a likeness of men.
Paul, a bondman of Jesus Christ, a called apostle separated for the good-news of God
If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve, and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Behold, as the eyes of servants to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [are] to LORD our God, until he has mercy upon us.
Knowing that whatever good thing each may do, he will receive this from the Lord, whether bondman or freeman.
And a bondman of Lord must not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
And LORD said to Satan, Have thou considered my servant Job? For there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.
Yet have thou respect to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken to the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prays before thee this day,
Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bore him no sons. And she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
But which of you having a bondman plowing or feeding livestock, who, when he comes in from the field, will straightaway say, After coming near, sit down?
And having felt compassion, the lord of that bondman released him, and forgave him the debt.
And Moses was indeed faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony of the things that were going to be spoken,
To you first, having raised up his Boy Jesus, God sent him blessing you, in turning away each man from your evils.
If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will value him.
Jude, a bondman of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, sanctified in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:
Rejoice the soul of thy servant, for to thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Deal bountifully with thy servant that I may live, so I will observe thy word.
Simon Peter, a bondman and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have received an equally precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Behold, my Boy whom I chose, my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will declare justice to the Gentiles.
And beyond that, it is sought in managers that any man should be found faithful.
And Joshua the son of Nun, the minister of Moses, one of his chosen men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Then Saul said to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What have we?
And Saul said to him, Whose son are thou, young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.
And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee, and because his works have been very good toward thee.
But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.
The king's favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be [to] him who causes shame.
Behold, my servant shall deal wisely. He shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.
Topics on Servanthood
Servanthood, And Worship Of God
Exodus 3:12And he said, I will certainly be with thee. And this shall be the sign to thee, that I have sent thee: When thou have brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
Servanthood, In Life Of Believers
Genesis 18:5And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart. After that ye shall pass on, inasmuch as ye came to your servant. And they said, Do so as thou have said.
Servanthood, In Society
Exodus 21:2-6If thou buy a Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve, and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.