Mark 13:34
It's like a man who went on a trip. As he left home, he put his servants in charge, each with his own work, and he ordered the doorkeeper to be alert.
John 10:3
It's to him the gatekeeper opens the gate, and it's his voice the sheep hear. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Ezekiel 3:17-21
"Son of Man," he said, "I've appointed you to be a watchman over the house of Israel. Therefore when you hear a message that comes from me, you are to warn them for me.
Ezekiel 33:2-9
"Son of Man, speak to your nation's children and tell them: "If I bring war to a land, and the people of that land appoint one of their conscripted men to serve as a sentinel,
Matthew 16:19
I will give you the keys to the kingdom from heaven. Whatever you prohibit on earth will have been prohibited in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will have been permitted in heaven."
Matthew 24:45-47
"Who, then, is the faithful and wise servant whom his master has put in charge of his household to give the others their food at the right time?
Matthew 25:14-30
"Similarly, it is like a man going on a trip, who called his servants and turned his money over to them.
Luke 12:36-40
Be like people who are waiting for their master to return from a wedding. As soon as he arrives and knocks, they will open the door for him.
Luke 19:12-17
So he said, "A prince went to a distant country to be appointed king and then to return.
Acts 20:29-31
I know that when I'm gone, savage wolves will come among you and not spare the flock.
Romans 12:4-8
For we have many parts in one body, but these parts do not all have the same function.
Romans 13:6
This is also why you pay taxes. For rulers are God's servants faithfully devoting themselves to their work.
1 Corinthians 3:5-10
Who is Apollos, anyhow? Or who is Paul? They're merely servants through whom you came to believe, as the Lord gave to each of us his task.
1 Corinthians 12:4-31
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit,
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, be steadfast, unmovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that the work that you do for the Lord isn't wasted.
Colossians 3:24
You know that it is from the Lord that you will receive the inheritance as a reward. It is the Lord Messiah whom you are serving!
Colossians 4:1
Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Revelation 3:7
"To the messenger of the church in Philadelphia, write: "The one who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens a door that no one can shut, and who shuts a door that no one can open, "says this: