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"But when that servant went away, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him, seized him by the throat, and said, "Pay what you owe!'

Verse ConceptsFraudUnmercifulnessExtortion, Examples OfDenariusExtortionGraspingSettling AccountsDebtServant Leadership

"When his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were very disturbed and went and reported to their master everything that had occurred.

Verse ConceptsOther Sad PeopleTelling Of Happenings

and begins to beat his fellow servants and eat and drink with the drunks,

Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromEating And Drinkingdrunkards

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You learned about this gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of the Messiah on your behalf.

Verse ConceptsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyMinistry, Qualifications ForSlaves Of God

Tychicus will tell you everything that has happened to me. He is a dear brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsFaithfulness, Examples OfLoyaltyTelling Of People's Situations

I bowed down at his feet to worship him, but he told me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your brothers who rely on what Jesus is saying. Worship God, because what Jesus is saying is the spirit of prophecy!"

Verse ConceptsBabylonChristiansNames And Titles For The Holy SpiritBrotherhoodTestimoniesBowing To False GodsAngelsAngels Looking After PeopleProphesying In The ChurchSubsequent Witness To ChristWorship God!ProphecyGay Marriagetestimonygabriel

But he told me, "Don't do that! I am a fellow servant with you, your brothers the prophets, and those who keep the words in this book. Worship God!"

Verse Conceptsethics, personalBrotherhoodAngelsAngels Looking After PeopleBooks Of ProphecyWorship God!Worshiping Godbridgesadvertisingrevelation

Then his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, "Be patient with me and I will repay you!'

Verse ConceptsPitilessnessBe Patient!Settling AccountsBeing Patientpatient

Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?'

Verse ConceptsSympathyImitating Good PeopleThe Need For Mercyforgiving others

I'm also lending money and grain, as are my fellow-Jews and my servants, but let's not charge interest.

Verse Conceptslent

Now therefore please order that cedars of Lebanon be cut for me. My servants will work with your servants, and I will pay your servants whatever wages you set, because you know there is no one among us who knows how to cut timber like the Sidonians do."

Verse ConceptsNegotiationServants, Working Conditions OfSkillWagesCommerceFelling TreesCedar Wood

"Your servants are shepherds," they replied, "both we and our ancestors. We've come to live for a while in this region, since there is no pasture back in Canaan for your servants' flocks. May your servants please live in the Goshen territory?"

Verse ConceptsSojourningNo FoodLiving In The Land

Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "See, my servants will eat, but you'll go hungry; my servants will drink, but you'll go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you'll be put to shame.

Verse ConceptsThirstBeing UnsatisfiedFamine Coming From GodYou Will Rejoice In Salvationhunger

Also send me cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, since I'm aware that your servants know how to cut down timber from Lebanon. My servants will accompany your servants

"You are to carry out your duties in the fear of the LORD, serving him faithfully with your whole heart. No matter what case comes before you from your fellow citizens who live in their own cities, whether it's a dispute between blood relatives or a dispute regarding the Law and the commands, statutes, or verdicts, you are to warn the parties so that they do not become guilty in the LORD's presence and so that anger does not come upon you and your fellow citizens.

Verse ConceptsOrdinancesWarning

I accused them, "To the best of our ability, we've been buying back our fellow Jews who had been sold to foreigners. Even now you're selling your fellow countrymen, only for them to be sold back to us!" They kept quiet and never spoke a word.

Timothy, my fellow worker, greets you, as do Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my fellow Jews.

Verse ConceptsFellowship, In Christian ServiceFellow WorkersRelativesWorkers

Meanwhile, I thought it best to send Epaphroditus my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and minister to my need back to you.

Verse ConceptsGood FriendsFellowship, In Christian ServiceAliancesFellow WorkersMessengerMissionaries, Support ForSoldiersVisitingFriendship, Examples Ofministering

because the Israelis are my servants. They're my servants, since I brought them out of the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God."

Verse ConceptsFreedom, Acts Of In OtClaimsServants Of The LordThe Lord Is GodGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You are not to do any work neither you, your son, nor your daughter, your male and female servants, your oxen and donkeys, nor any of your livestock, nor any foreigner who lives among you, so that your male and female servants may rest as you do.

Verse ConceptsServanthood, In SocietyWork, And RestStrangersThe Seventh Day Of The WeekForeigners Included In The LawDay 7No Work On Feast DaysRegulations For Men And Women

If he's able to fight me and strike me down, then we will become your servants; but if I prevail against him and strike him down, then you will become our servants and serve us."

Verse ConceptsSubstitutionThose Subjected To People

Nabal answered David's servants: "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? There are many servants today who are breaking away from their masters.

Verse ConceptsContempt, Examples OfInhospitalityDisloyaltyEscaping From PeopleWho Is This?Other Unimportant PeopleI Am Unimportant

Saul told his servants, "Find me a woman who is a medium so I can go to her and make my inquiry through her." His servants told him, "Look, there's a woman at Endor who is a medium."

Verse ConceptsMaidsNecromancyOccultismDivinationmagicwitchesmistresssaul

He entrusted them into the care of his servants, one herd at a time. Then he told his servants, "Go in front of me, making sure there's plenty of space between herds."

Verse ConceptsGathering CreaturesGapsIn Front

You and your servants are to farm the land on his behalf and bring in the crops in order to provide for your master's grandson. Meanwhile, Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will always have a place at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and 20 servants.)

Verse ConceptsTilling The SoilFifteenTwenty

So Absalom told his servants, "Observe that Joab's grain field lies next to mine. He has barley planted there. Go set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

Verse ConceptsGrainArsonBurning Plants

When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They've already crossed the brook," the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsFindingRiver CrossingsNot FindingGroups going homeWhere Are People?Those Looking For People

On the third day, which just happened to be Pharaoh's birthday, he threw a party for all his servants. He lifted the head of both his senior security advisor and of his head chef in front of his servants

Verse ConceptsBanquets, ReasonsBanquets, Events CelebratedGuestsMealsBirthdaysBirthdays CelebratedLifting Headscelebrating

Somebody told Shimei, "Look! Your servants went to Gath!" So Shimei got up, saddled a donkey, and traveled to Gath to find his servants. He found them and brought them back from Gath.

Verse ConceptsPreparing To TravelSaddling DonkeysThose Looking For People

Hiram sent his servants to sail with the fleet, since they were expert seamen, and so they accompanied Solomon's servants.

Verse ConceptsMarinersSkillShips For Trading

About this time tomorrow, I'll send my servants to you, and they'll search through your palace and your servants' houses. Whatever is important to you will be seized and taken away.'"

Verse ConceptsMan's Action TomorrowTaking Possessions

Ahab's son Ahaziah had offered to go. "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships!" he said. But Jehoshaphat was not willing.

Verse ConceptsMarinersGoing Together

You are to attack the household of your master Ahab, so I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, as well as the blood of all of the servants of the LORD that has been spilled at Jezebel's orders.

Verse ConceptsAvenger of bloodRetributionRevenge, And RetaliationResponsibility For Blood ShedKilling ProphetsProphets Killedjezebel

Hiram sent Solomon ships and servants who were expert mariners, and they sailed with Solomon's servants to Ophir, where they brought back 450 talents of gold for Solomon.

Verse ConceptsCoinageOfficersSeafaringThe NavyCommerceMariners

Hiram's servants and Solomon's servants, who brought gold from Ophir, also presented algum wood and other precious stones.

All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.

Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveTemple Assistants

"Look! Today we are your servants, along with the land that you gave to our ancestors, so they could enjoy its fruit and its value behold, in it we are your servants!

Verse ConceptsGod Gave The LandGroups Of Slaves

Furthermore, we decree that with respect to any of the priests, descendants of Levi, singers, gatekeepers, Temple Servants, or other servants of this Temple of God, it is not to be lawful to impose any tribute, tax, or toll on them.

Verse ConceptsGatekeepersTributesHuman Authority, Nature OfSingersTemple Assistants

These are the leaders of the provinces who lived in Jerusalem. Some lived in the towns of Judah each on their property in their respective towns that is, the Israelis, the priests, the descendants of Levi, the Temple Servants, and the descendants of Solomon's servants.

Verse ConceptsCities In IsraelTemple Assistants

but the Temple Servants lived on Ophel. Ziha and Gishpa oversaw the Temple Servants.

Verse ConceptsTemple Assistants

So it is not surprising if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their doom will match their deeds!

Verse ConceptsServants Of The LorddisguisesServants Of PeoplePeople EndedRepaid For DeedsMinisterssurprises

And I have observed servants riding on horses, while princes walk on the ground like servants.

Verse ConceptsPromotionRiding HorsesSlavesslaveryroyalty

It will be the same for the lay people as for priests, the same for servants as for their masters, for female servants as for their mistresses, for buyers as for sellers, for lenders as for borrowers, and for creditors as for debtors.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesServants Of PeopleLike People In CharacterLending And Borrowingservanthoodmistresspriests

All of the Temple Servants and descendants of Solomon's servants numbered 392.

Verse ConceptsThree To Four HundredThree Hundred And AboveTemple Assistants

"And now, Lord, I ask you to listen to the prayer of your servant and to the prayers of your servants who delight in revering your Name. I ask you, please prosper your servant today by granting him to receive favor from this man." Now I was the king's senior security advisor.

Verse ConceptsGod, Joy OfCupbearerReverence, And BlessingSuccessButlersFear Of God, Results OfProsperityPay Attention O God!Success Through GodGod As A Source Of Delight

"When a man sells his daughter as a servant, she won't go out as the male servants do.

Verse ConceptsAbominationsdaughtersPeople Freeing Slavessales

They replied to Joshua, "Because your servants had been informed that the LORD your God had certainly commanded his servant Moses to give you the entire land and to destroy all of the inhabitants of the land before you. So we were terrified for our lives because of you. That's why we did this.

Verse ConceptsAnxiety, Examples Of

Meanwhile, we also have straw and fodder for our donkeys, and bread and wine for me, for this young woman servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. We don't need anything else."

Verse ConceptsBread, As FoodMangersWineFeeding Animals

She responded, "May I continue to find favor in your sight, sir, since you've been comforting me and you have spoken graciously to your servant, even though I am not one of your servants."

Verse ConceptsKindnessMaidsSuffering, Encouragements Inreassurance

She got up, prostrated herself face down on the ground, and replied, "Your servant would be a slave to wash the feet of your majesty's servants."

Verse ConceptsFoot washingFeetGuestsReadinessFeet WashingClean Feet

Then the archers shot at your servants from the wall. Some of the king's staff members are dead, and your servant Uriah the Hittite has died as well."

Verse ConceptsArchers, Men Shot ByKilling Named Individuals

"The children, whom God has graciously given your servant," he answered. Then the women servants approached, accompanied by their children, and bowed low.

"LORD God of Israel, there is no one like you, God in heaven above or on the earth below, who watches over his covenant, showing gracious love to your servants who live their lives in your presence with all their hearts. It is you, LORD God, who have kept your promise to my father, your servant David, that you made to him. Indeed, you made a commitment to my father David and then personally fulfilled what you had promised today.

Verse ConceptsMouths

when he notices that the young man hasn't come back with us, he'll die, and your servants really will have brought death to your servant, our father, along with his sad, gray hair!

Verse ConceptsAfflicted To DeathGreyNowhere To Be Found

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

Verse ConceptsLordship, Human And DivineWisdom, Human ImportanceWho Is The One?People Providing FoodThe Work Of The WiseMoney Management

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

Verse ConceptsGluttonydrinking, abstention fromSoliloquyEating And Drinkingdrunkards

please turn your attention to observe carefully and listen to the prayer of your servant today that I am presenting to you day and night on behalf of your servants, the Israelis.

Verse ConceptsWorship Day And NightNightPeople Of God, In OtWatchfulness, DivinePrayer, Offered WithSin ConfessedPay Attention O God!We Have Sinnedconfessinggrandfathers

But if he gives a gift to any of his servants, it is to belong to the servant until the Year of Release, at which time it is to be returned to the Regent Prince. His inheritance is to belong only to his sons.

Verse ConceptsCancellation Of DeptPeople Possessing Other ThingsReversion Of Thingslegacy

then my covenant with my servant David might also be broken so that he wouldn't have a son sitting on his throne, and so also with my servants the Levitical priests.

Verse ConceptsPriests, Institution In Ot TimesLater Covenants With GodSaul And DavidThe Dynasty Of David

"LORD God of Israel, there is no one like you, God of heaven and earth, who watches over his covenant, showing gracious love to your servants who live their lives in your presence with all their hearts. It is you, LORD God, who has kept your promise to my father, your servant David, that you made to him. Indeed, you made a commitment to my father David and then personally fulfilled what you had promised today.

Verse ConceptsMouths

When the people saw that Moses took a long time to come down the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and told him, "Come here and make us a god who will go before us, because, as for this fellow Moses who led us out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him."

Verse ConceptsGoadsdoubt, results ofImpatienceMonotonyAaron, Sins OfAaron, CharacterGod Going BeforePeople Who DelayedBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of EgyptWaiting For God's Timingcats

They told me, "Make a god for us who will go before us because, as for this fellow Moses who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we don't know what has become of him.'

Verse ConceptsMonotonyDisloyaltyGod Going BeforeBringing Israel Out Of EgyptOthers Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

If a man disfigures his fellow, whatever he did is to be done to him also.

Verse ConceptsWounds

You may give them as inherited property to your children after you, to own as properties in perpetuity. You may make bond slaves of them, but no one is to rule over his fellow Israeli with harshness.

Verse ConceptsSlavery, In OtPropertyslavery

"Then I commanded you at that time, "The Lord your God gave you this land as a possession. Those equipped for battle every man a warrior will cross before your fellow Israelis.

Verse ConceptsUnity, Of God's PeopleGod Gave The Land

until the LORD grants rest to your fellow Israelis like you. When they take possession of the territory that the LORD your God is about to give them on the other side of the Jordan River, then each of you may return to the territory that I've allotted for you.'

Verse ConceptsNot going home directlyTime Of Peace

"When a fellow Hebrew male or female slave is sold to you and serves you for six years, then in the seventh year you are to set them free.

Verse ConceptsHolidaySabbatical YearSlavery, In OtYearsSix YearsPeople Freeing SlavesThe Law On Slavery

There he may serve in the name of the LORD his God. Like his fellow descendants of Levi who stand there in the LORD's presence,

Verse ConceptsIn God's Name

"Let the officials also speak to the army, "Is there a man here who is afraid and faint-hearted? Let him go back home. Otherwise, he may demoralize his fellow soldier.'

Verse ConceptsBattlesCowardiceBad AttitudeFaintingFaint HeartednessFear Of EnemiesFear And WorryBeing Scared

"When you see the ox or sheep of your fellow countryman straying, don't go away and leave it. Instead, be sure to return it to him.

Verse ConceptsMissing Someonewandering

If your fellow countryman doesn't live near you or you don't know who he is, bring the animal to your house and let it remain with you until he claims it. Then return it to him.

Verse ConceptsNot Knowing PeopleFar From Here

Do the same for his donkey, his garment, and for anything lost that belongs to your fellow countryman. When you find it, you must not ignore it.

Verse ConceptsInstruction About ClothesNo Loss

When you see the donkey or the ox of your fellow countryman fallen on the road, don't ignore it. Instead be sure to help it get up."

Verse ConceptsRespect, For EnvironmentResponsibility, For God's WorldRoadsAnimals Falling

"If a man is found kidnapping his relative, a fellow Israeli, and mistreats or sells him, that kidnapper must die. By doing this, you will remove this evil from among you.

Verse ConceptsBanishmentKidnappingCommerceDeath Penalty For Violencerelaxation

As it happened, my fellow Israelis who went up with me terrified the people, but I fully followed the LORD my God.

Verse ConceptsCowardiceFollowing GodLosing Courage

But the Philistine leaders were angry with him, so they pleaded with him, "Send the man back! Let him return to the place you assigned him. He mustn't go into battle with us. Otherwise, he may become our adversary in the battle! How could there be a better way for this fellow to reconcile himself with his lord? Wouldn't it be with the heads of these men?

Verse ConceptsSending people homeUnnamed People Angry With Others

"This is what the LORD says: "You are not to fight or even approach your fellow Israelis in battle. Every soldier is to return to his own home, because this development comes from me."'" So they listened to what the LORD had to say and returned home, just as the LORD had directed.

Verse ConceptsWarfare, Nature OfLove Between RelativesPaying Attention To GodFighting One Another

They answered, "The man was a hairy fellow. He wore a leather sash around his waist." The king responded, "It's Elijah, that foreigner!"

Verse ConceptsLeatherClothingBeltsHairsAnimal SkinsHairy PeopleHairclothHair Garments

Now the people along with their spouses complained loudly against their fellow Jews,

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfOutcry

So after thinking it over carefully, I accused the officials and nobles openly, "Every one of you is charging your fellow countrymen interest!" So I opened a public investigation against them.

Verse ConceptsMind, The HumanCovetousness, Example Of

So Eliashib the high priest came forward, along with his fellow priests, and reconstructed the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and installed its doors. They also consecrated the wall as far as the Tower of the Hundred and the Tower of Hananel.

Verse ConceptsGatesHigh Priest, In OtTowersNamed Gates

"Son of Man, your brothers, your other relatives, your fellow exiles, and the entire house of Israel are the people to whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, "They've abandoned the LORD. This land was given to us for an inheritance.'"

crying for him to arbitrate between this man and God; as a human being does with his fellow neighbor.

Verse ConceptsGod In Relation To Man

Then Thomas, who was called the Twin, told his fellow disciples, "Let's go, too, so that we may die with him!"

Verse ConceptsFriendship, Examples OfResigned To DeathChrist With People On EarthChrist Going With PeopleTwin Brothers

At this, they shouted out again, "Not this fellow, but Barabbas!" Now Barabbas was a revolutionary.

Verse ConceptsBarabbasDenying ChristActual Thieves

From then on, Pilate tried to release him, but the Jewish leaders kept shouting, "If you release this fellow, you're not a friend of Caesar! Anyone who claims to be a king is defying Caesar!"

Verse ConceptsCaesarClaimsPeople OpposedFriends FailingPeople Set Free By PeoplePeople Releasing Others

Then the Jewish high priests told Pilate, "Don't write, "The King of the Jews,' but that this fellow said, "I am the King of the Jews.'"

Verse ConceptsWriting On ObjectsCalled Himself The ChristChrist Is King Of IsraelThe Chief Priests Condemning Christ

"Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.

Verse ConceptsCommunicationLawlessnessPeter, Preacher And TeacherPreaching, Content OfApprovalGod Bearing Witness To ChristSigns Performed By ChristDoing God's WorksSigns And Wonders Of The GospelMiracles

When Peter saw this, he told the people: "Fellow Israelis, why are you wondering about this, and why are you staring at us as if by our own power or godliness we made him walk?

Verse ConceptsPower Through GodPeter, The ApostleThe Healed WalkingLooking Intently At Peoplepietysurprises