25 Bible Verses about Servant Leadership

Whoever is greatest among you must be your servant.

It is not to be so among you, but whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you must be like the youngest and the leader as the servant.

but this is not to be the case among you. Whoever wants to be great among you must be your servant,

So He sat down and called the Twelve to Him and said, "If anyone wants to be the first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all."

or of practical service, in the field of service; or of a teacher, in the field of teaching;

You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith.

And you must not be called 'leaders,' for you have only one Leader, and that is Christ.

for the immediate equipment of God's people for the work of service, for the ultimate building up of the body of Christ,

No pupil is better than his teacher, and no slave is better than his master.

You house-servants must be submissive to your masters and show them perfect respect, not only to those who are kind and fair but also to those who are cruel.

just as the Son of Man has come, not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom price to set many free."

Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called as an apostle, set apart to preach God's good news,

When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, to ask Him to come and bring his slave safe through the illness.

Jesus answered, "My kingdom does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my attendants would have been fighting to keep me from being turned over to the Jews. But as a matter of fact, my kingdom does not come from such a source."

and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.

But Jesus called them to Him and said, "You know that the rulers of the heathen lord it over them, and their great men rule as despots over them.

His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful slave, you have been faithful in the use of a small amount; I will put you in charge of a larger one. Come, share your master's joy!'

Remember us to all your leaders and to all the Christians. The Christians from Italy wish to be remembered to you.

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ, and a brother of James, to those who have been called, who are beloved by God the Father and have been kept through union with Jesus Christ:

Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all God's people in union with Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and assistants:

So the pastor must be a man above reproach, must have only one wife, must be temperate, sensible, well-behaved, hospitable, skillful in teaching;

"But that slave went out and found one of his fellow-slaves who owed him twenty dollars, and he caught him by the throat and began to choke him, demanding, 'Pay me what you owe me!'

Now I introduce to you our sister Phoebe, who is a deaconess in the church at Cenchreae,

for they loved the praise of men instead of the praise of God.