Thematic Bible: The duty of serving men
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Service » The duty of serving men » Performed in humility
And Mary took a pound of choice perfume, very costly, and poured it on Jesus' feet, and then wiped his feet with her hair, and the whole house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
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And no one who will give the humblest of my disciples even a cup of cold water because he is my disciple, I tell you, can ever fail of his reward."
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When they came, he said to them, "You know well enough how I lived among you all the time from the first day I set foot in Asia, and how I served the Lord most humbly and with tears, through all the trials that I encountered because of the plots of the Jews.
Service » The duty of serving men » It lightens life's burdens
So then whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who belong to the family of the faith.
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Bear one another's burdens, and in that way carry out the law of the Christ.
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Service » The duty of serving men » It exemplifies neighbourliness
Which of these three do you think proved himself a neighbor to the man who fell into the robbers' hands?" He said, "The man who took pity on him." Jesus said to him, "Go and do so yourself!"
Service » The duty of serving men » It ennobles life
but it is not to be so among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be everybody's slave.
Service » Christ's encouraged » The duty of serving men
but it is not to be so among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to hold the first place among you must be everybody's slave.
Service » The duty of serving men » It demonstrates love
Again Jesus said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, are you devoted to me?" He said to him, "Yes, Master, you know that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Then be a shepherd to my sheep!"
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Service » The duty of serving men » It is Christlike
If I then, your Master and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another's feet too.
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