25 Bible Verses about Servant Leadership

He who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you must be your servant.

But not so among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the youngest, and he who leads as one who serves.

But it shall not be so among you. But whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,

And he sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "If anyone desires to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

if service, let us use it in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching;

Remember your leaders, those who spoke to you the word of God; consider the outcome of their life, and imitate their faith.

Nor are you to be called 'Teacher,' for you have one Teacher, the Christ.

to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ;

"A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

Servants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are overbearing.

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God

When he heard of Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and heal his servant.

Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now my kingship is not from here."

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome, but he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, patient when wronged,

But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them.

His master said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.'

Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those who come from Italy send you greetings.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and deacons:

Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii; and he laid hands on him and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe.'

I commend to you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church in Cenchrea,

for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.