45 Bible Verses about Lordship, Human And Divine
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And the Lord said: "Who, then, is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?
But as he was not able to pay, his lord commanded him, and his wife, and children, and all that he had, to be sold, and payment to be made.
and be like men that are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the wedding; that, when he comes and knocks, they may open for him immediately.
And the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord takes from me the stewardship. I have not strength to dig; I am ashamed to beg.
Servants, be subject to your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the simplicity of your heart, as to the Christ;
Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye-service, as pleasing men, but with simplicity of heart, fearing God.
What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, and give his vineyard to others.
Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine dressers?
And they drove him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do to them?
And as they were loosing the colt, the owners of him said to them: Why do you loose the colt?
But I say, that the heir, as long as he is a minor, differs in no respect from a servant, though he is owner of all;
and said: Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will arise.
But he answered and said to him, Sir, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and throw in manure;
These then came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying: Sir, we wish to see Jesus.
Jesus said to her: "Woman, why do you weep? Whom do you seek? Supposing that it was the gardener, she said to him: Sir, if you have taken him hence, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: and you are her children, if you do good, and fear no dismay.
But Jesus called them to him, and said to them: You know that those who think they rule the Gentiles, act as lords over them; and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister; and whoever among you desires to be first, shall be servant of all.read more.
For the Son of man came not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
But Jesus called them to him, and said: You know that the rulers of the Gentiles act as lords over them, and their great men have authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister. And whoever will be first among you, let him be your servant;read more.
even as the Son of man came, not to be ministered to, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
And he said to them: The kings of the nations have dominion over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. But you shall not be so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and him that is chief, as he that serves. For which is greater, he that reclines at table, or he that serves? Is not he that reclines at table? But I am among you as one that serves.
Act as shepherds to the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight, not by compulsion, but willingly; not for the sake of sordid gain, but from readiness of mind: neither as being lords over God's possessions, but being examples to the flock.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;
And, behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were greatly afraid.
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of the world has become our Lord's and his Christ s, and he shall reign from age to age.
And I heard a voice from the altar saying: Even so; Lord God Al mighty, true and just are thy judgments.
At that time Jesus answered and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes.
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said: I thank thee, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to babes; even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.
God, who made the world, and all things that are in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, dwells not in temples made with hands;
which, in his own times, he will show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
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Beloved, avenge not yourselves, but give place to the wrath of God; for it is written: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.
What has a temple of God in common with one of idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. For this reason, come out from among them, and separate yourselves, says the Lord, and touch not an unclean person, and I will receive you; and I will be to you a father, and you shall be to me sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
Take, my brethren, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering evil, and of patience.
Then, when they had given their testimony, and preached the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.
And the word of the Lord was published throughout the whole of that region.
And, after some days, Paul said to Barnabas, let us return, and visit our brethren in every city in which we have preached the word of the Lord, and see how they do.
And they spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all that were in his house.
This continued for two years; so that all that dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord, both Jews and Greeks.
that we deliver such a one over to Satan, for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
for you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night:
that you be not hastily shaken from the persuasion of your mind, nor be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by report, nor by letter as written by us, as though the day of the Lord is at hand.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and the earth, and the works that are on it, shall be burned up.
He also will establish you even to the end, and make you blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
as some of you also acknowledge us, that we are the cause of your rejoicing, even as you, also, are of ours, in the day of the Lord Jesus.
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