41 Bible Verses about servanthood

And seating himself, he made the twelve come to him; and he said to them, If any man has the desire to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.

Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

And it will be the same for the people as for the priest; for the servant as for his master; and for the woman-servant as for her owner; the same for the one offering goods for a price as for him who takes them; the same for him who gives money at interest and for him who takes it; the same for him who lets others have the use of his property as for those who make use of it.

Who are you to make yourself a judge of another man's servant? it is to his master that he is responsible for good or bad. Yes, his place will be safe, because the Lord is able to keep him from falling.

Now the servant of the man of God, having got up early and gone out, saw an army with horses and carriages of war all round the town. And the servant said to him, O my master, what are we to do?

A servant when he becomes a king; a man without sense when his wealth is increased;

But let the greatest among you be your servant.

So that you are no longer a servant, but a son; and if a son, then the heritage of God is yours.

Of which I became a servant by the purpose of God which was given to me for you, to give effect to the word of God,

And the servant who had knowledge of his lord's desires and was not ready for him and did not do as he was ordered, will be given a great number of blows;

But if the servant says clearly, My master and my wife and children are dear to me; I have no desire to be free:

But he made himself as nothing, taking the form of a servant, being made like men;

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, an Apostle by the selection of God, given authority as a preacher of the good news,

If you get a Hebrew servant for money, he is to be your servant for six years, and in the seventh year you are to let him go free without payment.

In the knowledge that for every good thing anyone does, he will have his reward from the Lord, If he is a servant or if he is free.

For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,

And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

Still, let your heart be turned to the prayer of your servant, O Lord God, and to his prayer for grace; give ear to the cry and the prayer which your servant sends up to you this day;

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had given him no children; and she had a servant, a woman of Egypt whose name was Hagar.

But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

And the lord of that servant, being moved with pity, let him go, and made him free of the debt.

And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;

To you, first, God sent his servant, blessing you by turning every one of you from his sins.

And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and the brother of James, to those of God's selection who have been made holy by God the Father and are kept safe for Jesus Christ:

Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;

Simon Peter, a servant and Apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who with us have a part in the same holy faith in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

See my servant, the man of my selection, my loved one in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my Spirit on him, and he will make my decision clear to the Gentiles.

And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

Then Joshua, the son of Nun, who had been Moses' servant from the time when he was a child, said, My lord Moses, let them be stopped.

Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do?

And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said, Now my master has taken nothing from Naaman, this Aramaean, of what he would have given him: by the living Lord, I will go after him and get something from him.

And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:

But Jesus said to them, You see that the rulers of the Gentiles are lords over them, and their great ones have authority over them.

The king has pleasure in a servant who does wisely, but his wrath is against him who is a cause of shame.

See, my servant will do well in his undertakings, he will be honoured, and lifted up, and be very high.