29 Bible Verses about Servants, Working Conditions Of
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And you masters, show the same spirit to your slaves, and stop threatening them; for you know that your masters and theirs is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons with him.
"and he said to them, "'Do you also go into the vineyard, and whatever is just I will pay you.'
Now if a man earn his pay by his work, it is not counted to him as a favor, but it is paid him as a debt;
Masters, deal justly and fairly with your slaves, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.
For indeed when I was with you, I used to charge you, "If any man will not work, he shall not eat."
Look! the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have been keeping back by fraud, are crying aloud! And the cries of the reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth!
"just as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life as a ransom for many."
but emptied himself of his glory by taking the form of a slave, when he was born in the likeness of men.
From Paul, a slave of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for a gospel of God,
Then Mary said: "Behold I am Lord's slave. Let it be to me as you have said." Then the angel departed from her.
I beg you this, my brothers??ou know the household of Stephanus, that they were the first-fruits of Achaia, and that they devoted themselves to the service of the saints??16 so I want you also to show deference to such, and to every fellow worker, and laborer.
in order to equip the saints for the work of serving, for the building up of the Body of Christ??13 till we all come in the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to the maturity of manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.
And this he will do if, indeed, you continue in the faith, firmly founded and stedfast, and never moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, that gospel of which I, Paul, was made a minister.
You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.
Slaves, be obedient to those who are your earthly masters, with reverence and humility, in singleness of heart as if to Christ himself; not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as the slaves of Christ, doing the will of God;
Slaves, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of purpose, out of reverence for your Lord. And whatever you do, do it heartily as for the Lord, and not for men. You know that from the Lord you will receive reward of the inheritance, for you are the Lord Christ's slaves.
Exhort slaves to be obedient to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing to them in every respect; not to contradict nor pilfer, but to exhibit praiseworthy trustworthiness in every thing, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.
Let the elders who fill their offices well, be held worthy of twofold honor; especially those who have the task of preaching and teaching. For the Scripture says, You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading out the grain, and The worker is worth his wages.
"Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give. for the laborer is worthy of his hire. Do not go from house to house.
What soldier ever serves at his own expense? What farmer ever plants a vineyard and his flock and does not taste the milk? Am I saying this on human authority only, or does not the Law also say the same? Yea, in the Law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while he is treading out the grain.read more.
Is it the oxen that God is thinking about, or is it really said for our sakes? It was written for us; because the plowman ought to plow in hope, and the thresher in hope of getting a share of the crop. If I have sown for you the seeds of spiritual good, is it a great thing if I reap from you temporal goods?
He, however, who is being taught in the message, should always share with his instructor in all the good things which he possesses.
because you know that whatever good any man does, the same shall he receive from the Lord, whether he be slave or free man.
"But when you give alms, do not let your right hand know what your left is doing, "so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.
"'Well done, good and faithful slave,' his master replied, 'You have been faithful over many things; enter into your master's joy.'
The reaper is already receiving wages and gathering a crop for eternal life, so that the sower and the reaper may rejoice together.
Henceforth there is laid up for me the garland of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that Day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.
FOR THE POOR WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH, BUT THE FREE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE IN CHRIST JESUS, OUR MASTER.
They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.
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