48 Bible Verses about Servant Leadership

And, the greatest of you, shall be to you, a minister;

Not so, is it, among you, - but, whosoever shall desire, among you, to become, great, shall be, your minister;

But, ye, not so! On the contrary - the greater among you, Let him become as, the younger, and, he that governeth, as, he that ministereth,

But, not so, it is, among you. But, whosoever desireth to become, great, among you, shall be, your minister,

And, taking a seat, he addressed the twelve, and saith unto them - If anyone willeth to be, first, he shall be, least of all, and, minister of all.

Or ministering, use it in our ministering, or he that teacheth, let him use his gift in his teaching,

Lo! As a witness to the peoples, have I given him, - As a leader and commander to the peoples:

The rich, over the poor, beareth rule, - and, slave, is the borrower to the lender.

Be mindful of them who are guiding you, who, indeed, have spoken unto you, the word of God: the outgoing of whose behaviour, reviewing, be imitating, their faith.

and will give you shepherds according to mine own heart, - who will feed you with knowledge and discretion.

Neither be called leaders, for, your leader, is one, the Christ;

Under a servant, when he reigneth, and a base man, when he is surfeited with food;

With a view to the fitting of the saints for the work of ministering, for an upbuilding of the body of the Christ;

A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord:

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and, out of the house of slaves, I ransomed thee, - and I sent before thee, Moses, Aaron and Miriam.

Ye domestics, submitting yourselves, in all reverence, unto your masters, - not only unto the good and considerate, but also unto the perverse;

Now, therefore, O Yahweh my God, thou, hast made thy servant king, instead of David my father, - and, I, am but a little child, I know not how to go out and come in.

Just as, the Son of Man, came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom instead of many.

When a ruler giveth heed to the word of falsehood, all his attendants, become lawless.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated unto the glad-message of God -

But, hearing about Jesus, he sent forth unto him elders of the Jews, requesting him that he would come and bring his servant safely through.

Jesus answered - My kingdom, is not of this world: If, of this world, had been my kingdom, mine own officers, would have been striving, that I should not be delivered up unto the Jews: but, now, my kingdom, is not from hence.

Alas! for thee, O land, when thy king is a boy, - and, thy rulers, in the morning, do eat:

And, a servant of the Lord, ought not to strive, but to be, gentle, towards all, apt in teaching, ready to endure malice, -

But, Jesus, calling them near, said - Ye know that, the rulers of the nations, lord it over them, and, the great ones, wield authority over them:

And I will appoint boys to be their princes, - And, petulant children, shall rule over them,

Moses my servant, is dead, - Now, therefore, arise, pass over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, into the land which I am giving unto them - unto the sons of Israel.

And he said - Nay, but, I, as prince of the host of Yahweh, have, now, come. So Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and worshipped, and said unto him, What is my lord speaking unto his servant?

Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people, - didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me:

His lord said unto him - Well-done! good and faithful servant, - Over a few things, wast thou faithful, over many things, will I appoint thee: Enter into the joy of thy lord.

And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant, and Moses went up into the mountain of God;

Salute all them who are guiding you, and all the saints: they from Italy, salute you.

Jude, Jesus Christ's servant, and brother of James, unto, the called, by God the Father, beloved, and, by Jesus Christ preserved, -

Not so, my servant Moses, - In all my house, trusty, is he:

Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants and his princes, and all his people;

Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, - unto all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministers: -

Then responded Joshua son of Nun the attendant of Moses from his youth, and said, - My lord Moses forbid them!

But they shall serve Yahweh their God, - and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.

It is needful, then, for, the overseer, to be irreproachable, a husband, of one wife, sober, of sound mind, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching,

But that servant, going out, found one of his fellow-servants, who owed him, a hundred denaries, and, laying hold of him, he began seizing him by the throat, saying, Pay! if anything thou owest.

Now, therefore, let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be unto times age-abiding before thee, - for, thou O Yahweh, hast blessed, and it is to be blessed unto times age-abiding.

yet became they mockers of the messengers of God, and despisers of his words, and mimics of his prophets, - until the mounting up of the wrath of Yahweh against his people, until there was no healing.

Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock, - to become leader over my people, over Israel;

But my servant Caleb - because there was another spirit with him, and he followed me fully, therefore will I bring him into the land whereinto he entered, and his seed, shall possess it.

So Moses, the servant of Yahweh, died there, in the land of Moab, at the bidding of Yahweh;

And I commend to you Phoebe our sister, - being a minister alsoof the assembly which is in Cenchreae;

for they loved the glory of men, more than the glory of God.

but from the age of fifty years, shall they retire from taking rank in the labour, and shall do laborious work no more;