43 Bible Verses about servanthood

And he sat down [and] called the twelve and said to them, "If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all."

He will not {be grateful} to the slave because he did what was ordered, [will he]?

And it shall be as [with] the people, so [with] the priest; as [with] the slave, so [with] his master; as [with] the female slave, 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 one] to whom he lends.

Who are you, who passes judgment on the domestic slave belonging to someone else? To his own master he stands or falls, and he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.

The attendant of the man of God arose early and went out, and look, the army [was] surrounding the city with horses and chariots. His servant said to him, "Oh no, my master! What shall we do?"

under a slave when he becomes king, and a fool when he is satisfied [with] food;

And the greatest among you will be your servant.

so that you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir through God.

of which I became a minister, according to God's stewardship which was given to me for you, to complete the word of God,

And that slave who knew the will of his master and did not prepare or do according to his will {will be given a severe beating}.

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

but emptied himself [by] taking the form of a slave, [by] becoming in the likeness of people. And being found in appearance like a man,

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

'If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve six years, and in the seventh he will go out as free for nothing.

Behold, as [the] eyes of servants [look] to the hand of their master, as [the] eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes [look] to Yahweh our God, until he is gracious to us.

[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.

And the slave of the Lord must not quarrel, but be kind toward everyone, skillful in teaching, tolerant,

So Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you {considered} my servant Job? Indeed, there is no one like him on the earth--a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil."

You must regard the prayer of your servant and his plea! O Yahweh my God, listen to the pleading and to the prayer that your servant [is] praying before you this day,

Now Sarai, the wife of Abram, had borne him no children. And she had a female Egyptian servant, and her name [was] Hagar.

"And which of you who has a slave plowing or shepherding [sheep] who comes in from the field will say to him, 'Come here at once [and] recline at the table'?

So the master of that slave, [because he] had compassion, released him and forgave him the loan.

And Moses [was] faithful in all his house as a servant, for a testimony to the things that would be spoken,

God, [after he] had raised up his servant, sent him to you first, to bless you by turning each [of you] back from your wickedness!"

and whoever wants to be most prominent among you must be the slave of all.

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

Jude, a slave of Jesus Christ and brother of James, to [those who are] called, loved in God the Father and kept for Jesus Christ.

Make glad the soul of your servant, because {I desire you}, O Lord.

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

Simeon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a faith equal in value to ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.

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

In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.

And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from time of his youth, answered, "Moses, my lord, stop them."

So Saul said to his servant, "Look, we may go, but what should we bring to the man? For the bread [is] gone from our bags, and there [is] no present to bring to the man of God. What [do we have] with us?"

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

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought, "Look, my master has refrained from taking what this Aramean Naaman brought from his hand. {As Yahweh lives}, I will certainly run after him, and I will accept something from him."

So Jonathan spoke well about David to his father Saul and said to him, "The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his service for you [has been] very good.

But Jesus called them to himself [and] said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those in high positions exercise authority over them.

The favor of a king [is] for the servant who deals wisely, but his wrath will be [on] him who acts shamefully.

Look, my servant shall achieve success; he shall be exalted, and he shall be lifted up, and he shall be very high.