48 Bible Verses about Serving God

No man is able to be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other, or he will keep to one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

For such people are not servants of the Lord Christ, but of their stomachs; and by their smooth and well-said words the hearts of those who have no knowledge of evil are tricked.

Doing your work readily, as to the Lord, and not to men:

Whatever you do, do it readily, as to the Lord and not to men;

Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;

And there are different sorts of servants, but the same Lord.

And give worship to the Lord your God, who will send his blessing on your bread and on your water; and I will take all disease away from among you.

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

If they give ear to his voice, and do his word, then he gives them long life, and years full of pleasure.

Give worship to the Lord with fear, kissing his feet and giving him honour,

Then you will again see how the upright man is different from the sinner, and the servant of God from him who is not.

Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

Because you did not give honour to the Lord your God, worshipping him gladly, with joy in your hearts on account of all your wealth of good things;

You have said, It is no use worshipping God: what profit have we had from keeping his orders, and going in clothing of sorrow before the Lord of armies?

Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

There you will be the servants of gods, made by men's hands, of wood and stone, having no power of seeing or hearing or taking food or smelling.

Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.

No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

Of which I was made a preacher, through that grace of God which was given to me in the measure of the working of his power.

Am I now using arguments to men, or God? or is it my desire to give men pleasure? if I was still pleasing men, I would not be a servant of Christ.

Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

Being certain that the Lord will give you the reward of the heritage: for you are the servants of the Lord Christ.

And he said to him, Have love for the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.

Because by them the true word of God was changed into that which is false, and they gave worship and honour to the thing which is made, and not to him who made it, to whom be blessing for ever. So be it.

For the training of the saints as servants in the church, for the building up of the body of Christ:

And the Apostles sent for all the disciples and said, It is not right for us to give up preaching the word of God in order to make distribution of food.

What is the Ruler of all, that we may give him worship? and what profit is it to us to make prayer to him?

Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.

If you are turned away from the Lord and become the servants of strange gods, then turning against you he will do you evil, cutting you off, after he has done you good.

They will put you out of the Synagogues: yes, the time is coming when whoever puts you to death will have the belief that he is doing God's pleasure.

This is why they are before the high seat of God; and they are his servants day and night in his house: and he who is seated on the high seat will be a tent over them.

They are ruled this day by your decisions; for all things are your servants.

Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;

Are they not all helping spirits, who are sent out as servants to those whose heritage will be salvation?

So now, go in fear of the Lord, and be his servants with true hearts: put away the gods worshipped by your fathers across the River and in Egypt, and be servants of the Lord.

But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.

In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

And they went after other gods and gave them worship, gods who were strange to them, and whom he had not given them:

If our God, whose servants we are, is able to keep us safe from the burning and flaming fire, and from your hands, O King, he will keep us safe.

Servants, do what is ordered by those who are your natural masters, having respect and fear for them, with all your heart, as to Christ;

For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.

And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.