Being A Servant

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For the Son of Man also came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Jesus summoned them, and said to them, “You know that they who are recognized as rulers over the nations lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. — read the full passage →

Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries. — read the full passage →

He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

It shall not be so among you, but whoever desires to become great among you shall beyour servant.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

But he who is greatest among you will be your servant.

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a servant of Christ.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus, — read the full passage →

For we don’t preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake;

For who is greater, one who sits at the table, or one who serves? Isn’t it he who sits at the table? But I am in your midst as one who serves.

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

Likewise, you younger ones, be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you clothe yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”

Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? — read the full passage →

even as the Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn’t know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

So when he had washed their feet, put his outer garment back on, and sat down again, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.

I am your servant. Give me understanding, that I may know your testimonies.

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion, — read the full passage →

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. — read the full passage →

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God. — read the full passage →

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

who, existing in the form of God, didn’t consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, kneeling and asking a certain thing of him. — read the full passage →

There arose also a contention among them, which of them was considered to be greatest. — read the full passage →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Peter said to him, “Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everybody?” — read the full passage →

And being found in human form, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, yes, the death of the cross.

Let no one seek his own, but each one his neighbor’s good.

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came from God, and was going to God, — read the full passage →

You call me, ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord.’ You say so correctly, for so I am. — read the full passage →

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

“Behold, my servant whom I have chosen; my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him. He will proclaim justice to the nations.

His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purified us of our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

But he who is greatest among you will be your servant. — read the full passage →

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let’s do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

God, having raised up his servant, Jesus, sent him to you first, to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from your wickedness.”

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; — read the full passage →

We were buried therefore with him through baptism to death, that just like Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.

always in every request of mine on behalf of you all making my requests with joy,

Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed; and each as the Lord gave to him?

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:

He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name; — read the full passage →

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

But who is there among you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say, when he comes in from the field, ‘Come immediately and sit down at the table,’ — read the full passage →

For he who was called in the Lord being a bondservant is the Lord’s free man. Likewise he who was called being free is Christ’s bondservant.

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

Whoever desires to be first among you shall be your bondservant, — read the full passage →

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

Behold, I give you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will in any way hurt you.

While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Pilate therefore entered again into the Praetorium, called Jesus, and said to him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” — read the full passage →

For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me.

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has set over his household, to give them their food in due season?

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delights— I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations. — read the full passage →

Or don’t you know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which you have from God? You are not your own, — read the full passage →

For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

I can of myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is righteous; because I don’t seek my own will, but the will of my Father who sent me.

Behold, my servant shall deal wisely, he shall be exalted and lifted up, and shall be very high.