25 Bible Verses about Servant Leadership

He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;

Not so shall it be among you; but whoever desires to be great among you shall be your servant,

With you it is not so; but let the greatest among you be as the younger, and the leader be like him who serves.

but it is not to be so among you. No, whoever desires to be great among you must be your servant;

Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

if it is the gift of administration, let the administrator exercise a sound judgement in his duties.

Remember your former leaders--it was they who brought you God's Message. Bear in mind how they ended their lives, and imitate their faith.

And do not accept the name of 'leader,' for your Leader is one alone--the Christ.

in order fully to equip His people for the work of serving--for the building up of Christ's body--

"The learner is never superior to his teacher, and the servant is never superior to his master.

Household servants, be submissive to your masters, and show them the utmost respect--not only if they are kind and thoughtful, but also if they are unreasonable.

just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as the redemption-price for many."

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,

and the Captain, hearing about Jesus, sent to Him some of the Jewish Elders, begging Him to come and restore his servant to health.

"My kingdom," replied Jesus, "does not belong to this world. If my kingdom did belong to this world, my subjects would have resolutely fought to save me from being delivered up to the Jews. But, as a matter of fact, my kingdom has not this origin."

and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.

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.

"'Good and trustworthy servant, you have done well,' his master replied; 'you have been trustworthy in the management of a little, I will put you in charge of much: share your master's joy.'

Greet all your leaders and all God's people. The brethren from Italy send you greetings.

Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are in God the Father, enfolded in His love, and kept for Jesus Christ, and called.

Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Christ Jesus: To all God's people in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the ministers of the Church and their assistants.

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

But no sooner had that servant gone out, than he met with one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 shillings; and seizing him by the throat and nearly strangling him he exclaimed, "'Pay me all you owe.'

Herewith I introduce our sister Phoebe to you, who is a servant of the Church at Cenchreae,

For they loved the glory that comes from men rather than the glory that comes from God.