Christian Service

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. — read the full passage →

And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; — read the full passage →

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday; — read the full passage →

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind; — read the full passage →

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

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

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves. — read the full passage →

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — read the full passage →

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

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

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

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

Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →

And if ye love them that love you, what thank have ye? for even sinners love those that love them. — read the full passage →

The second is this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

But when the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory: — read the full passage →

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. — read the full passage →

Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end. — read the full passage →

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he entered into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. — read the full passage →

Then spake Jesus to the multitudes and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge; But the heart of the foolishdoethnot so.

But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, And that thou hast taken my covenant in thy mouth, — read the full passage →

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing. — read the full passage →

And if thy brother be waxed poor, and his hand fail with thee; then thou shalt uphold him: as a stranger and a sojourner shall he live with thee. — read the full passage →

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in measures of length, of weight, or of quantity. — read the full passage →

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

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

Thou shalt not have in thy bag diverse weights, a great and a small. — read the full passage →

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother; — read the full passage →

Let love of the brethren continue. — read the full passage →

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

But I counted it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and fellow-worker and fellow-soldier, and your messenger and minister to my need;

Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;

Take heed to yourselves: if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. — read the full passage →

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? — read the full passage →

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Take heed that ye do not your righteousness before men, to be seen of them: else ye have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

and if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday;

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them; But the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

A false balance is an abomination to Jehovah; But a just weight is his delight.

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

make full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another. — read the full passage →

But him that is weak in faith receive ye, yet not for decision of scruples.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, 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 →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

And he looked up, and saw the rich men that were casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; — read the full passage →

He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking a bribe, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil: — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Only fear Jehovah, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you.

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together, and knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, What commandment is the first of all? — read the full passage →

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness. — read the full passage →

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

Then came Peter and said to him, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? until seven times? — read the full passage →

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.