42 Bible Verses about servanthood

And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, "If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

Does he thank the servant because he did what was commanded?

And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the slave, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the creditor, so with the debtor.

Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

When the servant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, behold, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. And the servant said, "Alas, my master! What shall we do?"

a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is filled with food;

So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

And that servant who knew his master's will but did not get ready or act according to his will, will receive a severe beating.

But if the slave plainly says, 'I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,'

but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,being born in the likeness of men.

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God,

When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God, till he has mercy upon us.

knowing that whatever good anyone does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether he is a slave or free.

And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,

And the LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?"

Yet have regard to the prayer of your servant and to his plea, O LORD my God, listening to the cry and to the prayer that your servant prays before you this day,

Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had borne him no children. She had a female Egyptian servant whose name was Hagar.

"Will any one of you who has a servant plowing or keeping sheep say to him when he has come in from the field, 'Come at once and recline at table'?

And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt.

Now Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,

God, having raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness."

and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all.

If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there will my servant be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ:

Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.

Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:

"Behold, my servant whom I have chosen, my beloved with whom my soul is well pleased. I will put my Spirit upon him, and he will proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.

And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said, "My lord Moses, stop them."

Then Saul said to his servant, "But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

And Saul said to him, "Whose son are you, young man?" And David answered, "I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite."

Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "See, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not accepting from his hand what he brought. As the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him."

And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father and said to him, "Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have brought good to you.

But Jesus called them to him and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them.

A servant who deals wisely has the king's favor, but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

Behold, my servant shall act wisely; he shall be high and lifted up, and shall be exalted.