45 Bible Verses about Lordship, Human And Divine

Jesus answered, if there be a faithful prudent steward, appointed by his master to give his domesticks their stated allowance; happy is such a servant,

but being insolvent, his lord gave orders that he, with his wife, and children, and all that he had, should be sold for payment.

after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.

imitate those servants who stand waiting for their master's return from the wedding, to let him in as soon as he comes to the door.

upon which the steward said in himself, what shall I do, now my master strips me of my employment? dig I cannot: and 'tis shameful to beg: I see it now,

Servants, be obedient to your legal masters, with awful reverence and sincerity of heart, as unto Christ:

servants, be entirely obedient to those, whom the laws have made your masters, and not meerly out of regard to their observation, as designing only to please men, but from a principle of integrity, as fearing God:

now what will the master of the vineyard do? on his return, said they, he will destroy those vine-dressers, and give his vineyard to others.

when the master therefore of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?

so they kill'd him, and threw him out of the vineyard. what punishment now will the master inflict upon them?

as they were untying the colt, the owners said, why do you untie the colt?

Now I say, that the heir, as long as he is a child, is in a state of servitude, tho' he is to be lord of all;

saying, sir, we remember that this impostor, when he was alive, said, "after three days I will rise again."

to which he made answer, sir, let it alone one year longer, till I shall dig about it, and dung it.

there were certain Greeks, who address'd themselves to Philip, who was of Bethsaida in Galilee, saying, sir, we would fain see Jesus.

Jesus said to her, woman, why do you weep? who do you look for? she supposing him to be the gardener, said to him, sir, if it be you that have convey'd him away; tell me where you have laid him, and I will take care to have him remov'd.

and bringing them out, he said, sirs, what must I do to be saved?

such was Sarah, who show'd her obeysance to Abraham, by stiling him her Lord: and you will be stiled her children, if you imitate her conduct, and are not to be terrified out of your virtue.

So that Jesus called them to him, and said, you know that the rulers of the Gentiles domineer over them, and their great ones treat them in an imperious manner; but it shall not be so among young you: on the contrary, whoever would be great among you, he must be your servant; and whoever would be the chief, he must be the slave of all the rest.read more.
for the son of man himself is not come to receive the services of men, but to do them service, and to lay down his life a ransom for many.

but Jesus calling them to him, said, ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise arbitrary dominion over them, and they that are great exercise their authority. but it must not be so among you: on the contrary, whoever would rise among you, let him be your minister. and whoever would be chief among you, let him be your servant.read more.
as the son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for all.

Jesus therefore told them, the kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and they, who are invested with their authority, take the title of benefactors. but you must not be such: the greatest of you must be as the junior, and he that governs as he that serves. for who is greatest, he that sits at table, or he that waits? is it not the person at table? yet I am among you as one that serves.

to exhort you to feed the flock of God, which is among you: to take care of it, voluntarily, without reluctance, not from any view to sordid gain, but out of real affection; not to domineer over the laity, but to be examples for their imitation;

he shall be great, he shall be the son of the most high. the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

when all of a sudden an angel of the Lord appear'd to them, and a heavenly light shone about them, at which they were greatly affrighted.

The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, crying, "the kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."

and I heard another from the altar say, "oh! Lord God almighty, true and just are thy judgments."

At the same time Jesus, continuing his discourses, said, "I thank thee, O father, Lord of heaven and earth, for having revealed unto babes what thou hast hid from the wise and prudent.

At that very time Jesus fell into a divine transport, and said, "I magnify thee, O father, the Lord of heaven and earth, for having conceal'd these things from the artful and the crafty, whilst thou hast reveal'd them to the unskilful. justly, O father, hast thou thus dispens'd thy favour."

the GOD who made the world and every thing therein, and is the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples erected by men:

whose advent HE will in his own time display, WHO is perfectly happy, who alone is omnipotent, the king of kings, and the lord of all that bear rule;

but the word of the Lord remains for ever: and that is the gospel, which has been preached to you.

dear brethren, avenge not yourselves, but leave that to the resentment of another: for it is written, "vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

and what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God has said, "I will dwell with, and walk among them; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. wherefore come out from among them, be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, I will be a father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty."

let the prophets, my brethren, who were commission'd by the Lord, be your examples; suffer persecution with constancy like them.

after this the apostles having certified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel by the way in many villages of the Samaritans.

and the word of the Lord spread through the whole country.

Some time after, Paul said to Barnabas, let us return to visit all those cities, where we have preach'd the word of the Lord, to see what condition the brethren are in.

then they declared the word of the Lord to him, and to all his family.

this he continued for two years; so that the Jews and proselytes of that part of Asia heard the doctrine of the Lord Jesus.

to deliver him up to satan, to suffer corporal punishment, that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ.

for you very well know, that the day of the Lord steals on like a thief in the night.

you would not by any pretended revelation, by any discourse or epistle ascrib'd to us, be immediately perplex'd in your minds, or under any concern for the approach of the day of the Lord.

As for that day of the Lord, it will advance like a thief: then the heavens will rush with violence, the boiling elements will be dissolved, and the earth with all its contents, shall be burnt away.

and God will confirm you to the end, that ye may be unaccused in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

as some of you have already own'd, that I am matter of joy to you, as you will be to me in the day of the Lord Jesus Christ: