39 Bible Verses about Serving

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Joshua 24:15

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.

Job 36:11

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

1 Corinthians 9:13

Do you not see that the servants of the holy things get their living from the Temple, and the servants of the altar have their part in the food which is offered on the altar?

Luke 10:40

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.

Romans 9:12

It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

Deuteronomy 28:47

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;

2 Samuel 22:44

You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

Luke 22:27

For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

Psalm 18:43

You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

Jeremiah 27:17

Give no attention to them; become servants of the king of Babylon and keep yourselves from death: why let this town become a waste?

1 Samuel 12:20

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;

Romans 14:18

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

Topics on Serving

Not Serving God

Nehemiah 9:35

For they have not been your servants in their kingdom, and in all the good things you gave them, and in the great and fat land you gave them, and they have not been turned away from their evil-doing.

Penalties For Serving Other Gods

Deuteronomy 11:28

And the curse if you do not give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, but let yourselves be turned from the way which I have put before you this day, and go after other gods which are not yours.

Serving Asherah

1 Kings 11:5

For Solomon went after Ashtoreth, the goddess of the Zidonians, and Milcom, the disgusting god of the Ammonites.

Serving Christ

Romans 14:18

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

Serving Groups

Exodus 14:12

Did we not say to you in Egypt, Let us be as we are, working for the Egyptians? for it is better to be the servants of the Egyptians than to come to our death in the waste land.

Serving Individuals

Genesis 27:40

By your sword will you get your living and you will be your brother's servant; but when your power is increased his yoke will be broken from off your neck.

Serving Kings

1 Samuel 8:11-16

And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

Serving One's Own Gods

Joshua 24:2

And Joshua said to all the people, These are the words of the Lord, the God of Israel: In the past your fathers, Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nahor, were living on the other side of the River: and they were worshipping other gods.

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