8 Bible Verses about Being A Servant

For the Son of man came not to be waited upon, but to be a servant, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Let the same sentiment of mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who being in the form of God counted it no usurpation to claim equality with God: but emptied himself, assuming the form of a servant, made after the similitude of mortal men;read more.
and found in fashion as man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even to the death of the cross.

Let no man seek his own gratification, but every one another's good.

Now it came to pass, that there was also a contention among them, even which of them should be accounted to be the greatest. And he said to them, The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. But ye shall not act thus: but the superior among you, let him be as the junior; and he that presideth, as he that serveth.read more.
For which is the greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that waits? is not he that sitteth at table? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth. Ye are they who have continued with me during my trials. And I appoint you, as my Father hath appointed me, a kingdom; that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Art thou called being a slave? let it give thee no concern; but if thou canst also obtain thy freedom, rather make use of it. For he that is called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freed man: in like manner also, he that is called, being a free man, is the servant of Christ. Have you been redeemed with a price? become not the slaves of men.read more.
Let every one, brethren, in the vocation wherein he is called, therein abide with God. Now concerning virgins, I have no commandment of the Lord; but I offer my opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be faithful. I think then that this is becoming, considering our present straits, that it is proper for a man to be thus. Art thou bound to a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife. But if thou shouldst marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned; though such will have tribulation in the flesh; but I spare you. Now this I say, brethren, that the time is short. The conclusion is, that even they who have wives, should be as though they had not; and they who weep as though they wept not; and they who rejoice as though they rejoiced not; and they that purchase as though they possessed not; and they who use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

LET a man so account of us, as the under servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

When therefore he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done unto you? Ye call me Master, and Lord: and ye speak truly; for such I am. If therefore I have washed your feet, though the Lord and the Master; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.read more.
For I have given you an example, that just as I have done to you, ye should do also.

NOW before the feast of the passover, Jesus, knowing that his hour was come, that he should go out of this world to the Father, having loved his peculiar people that are in the world, he loved them to the end.