Servants

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

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.

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.

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.

Not so shall it be among you: but whosoever would become great among you shall be your minister;

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

His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many things; enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.

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.

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

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

And Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they who are accounted to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them; and their great ones exercise authority over them. — read the full passage →

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

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat; — read the full passage →

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

So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? — 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.

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

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

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

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

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

Masters, render unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

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

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and constrain them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

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

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.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

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

for he is a minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is a minister of God, an avenger for wrath to him that doeth evil.

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;

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.

Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

For he that was called in the Lord being a bondservant, is the Lord’s freedman: likewise he that was called being free, is Christ’s bondservant.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? — 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.

Let your loins be girded about, and your lamps burning; — read the full passage →

I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.

And my God shall supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

I can do all things in him that strengtheneth me.

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child Shall have him become a son at the last.

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

For for this cause ye pay tribute also; for they are ministers of God’s service, attending continually upon this very thing.

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

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.

Even so ye also, when ye shall have done all the things that are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which it was our duty to do.

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

And the Syrians had gone out in bands, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maiden; and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

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.

And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to them that love him.

For I would have you know how greatly I strive for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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

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

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

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you.

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

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; — read the full passage →

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

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

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

Servants, obey in all things them that are your masters according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord: — read the full passage →

who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, — read the full passage →

doing nothing through faction or through vainglory, but in lowliness of mind each counting other better than himself;

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 →

Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ: that, whether I come and see you or be absent, I may hear of your state, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the gospel;

not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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 →

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

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

For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith.

And now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made of God unto our fathers; — read the full passage →

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Pilate therefore entered again into the Prætorium, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

Ye call me, Teacher, and, Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. — read the full passage →

Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he came forth from God, and goeth unto God, — 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 →

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 →

He must increase, but I must decrease.

But who is there of you, having a servant plowing or keeping sheep, that will say unto him, when he is come in from the field, Come straightway and sit down to meat; — read the full passage →

And Peter said, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even unto all? — read the full passage →

Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.

And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster cruse of ointment of pure nard very costly; and she brake the cruse, and poured it over his head. — read the full passage →

And the strong shall be as tow, and his work as a spark; and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

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 →

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the wicked, Nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers: — read the full passage →

Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore.