Serving Others

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

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.

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

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 →

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

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.

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.

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

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 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 →

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

and whosoever would be first among you, shall be servant of all. — read the full passage →

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 →

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

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

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

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

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 →

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

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

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

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.

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

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

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

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

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.

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — 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 whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

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

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

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

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 the multitudes asked him, saying, What then must we do? — read the full passage →

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

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.

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.

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

For though I was free from all men, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain the more.

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. — read the full passage →

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

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.

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

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

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.

and Joanna the wife of Chuzas Herod’s steward, and Susanna, and many others, who ministered unto them of their substance.

But if any provideth not for his own, and specially his own household, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.

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;

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

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.

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

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

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.

Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons: freely ye received, freely give.

We love, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate. — read the full passage →

Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; — 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 →

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

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

But Moses’ hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — 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.

with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men: — read the full passage →

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →

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

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?

learn to do well; seek justice, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And minister justice to the poor and needy.

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

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.

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 →

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors. — read the full passage →

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; — read the full passage →

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.

For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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 →

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

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 →

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 →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, neither shadow that is cast by turning.

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

riseth from supper, and layeth aside his garments; and he took a towel, and girded himself. — 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;

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

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. — read the full passage →

Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.