25 Bible Verses about Servant Leadership

And the greatest among you shall be your minister.

It shall not be so among you. But whoever will be great among you, let him be your minister.

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.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever desires to be great among you, shall be your minister;

And he sat down and called the twelve, and said to them: If any one desires to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

or, if we have a ministry, let us be active in our ministry; if any one teaches, let him attend to his teaching;

Remember those who rule over you, who have spoken to you the word of God: attentively consider the result of their conduct, and imitate their faith.

And be not called leaders; for one is your leader, the Christ.

for the complete instruction of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the building up of the body of the Christ,

The disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his master.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the perverse.

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

PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

But when he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, and besought him to come and save his servant.

Jesus answered: My kingdom is not of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews. But now my kingdom is not hence.

and the servant of the Lord must not be contentious, but gentle toward all men, able to teach, patient under evils,

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.

His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many. Enter into the joy of your lord.

Salute all your rulers, and all the saints. The saints of Italy salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen.

JUDE, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to those who are sanctified in God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:

PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

A bishop, then, must be blame less, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,

But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hold of him, and took him by the throat, saying: Pay me what you owe.

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a deaconess of the church that is in Cenchrea,

for they loved the glory of men more than the glory of God.