25 Bible Verses about servanthood

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said: "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all, and servant of all."

Does he feel grateful to his servant for doing what he is told?

Who are you, that you should pass judgment on the servant of another? His standing or falling concerns his own master. And stand he will, for his Master can enable him to stand.

The man who would be the greatest among you must be your servant.

You, therefore, are no longer a slave, but a son; and, if a son, then an heir also, by God's appointment.

Of which I myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the Message of God in all its fulness--

The servant who knows his master's wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;

But impoverished himself by taking the nature of a servant and becoming like men;

To all in Rome who are dear to God and have been called to become Christ's People, From Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, who has been called to become an Apostle, and has been set apart to tell God's Good News.

For you know that every one will be rewarded by the Master for any honest work that he has done, whether he is a slave or a freeman.

and a Servant of the Lord should never quarrel. He ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to every one, a skillful teacher, and forbearing.

Which of you, if he had a servant ploughing, or tending the sheep, would say to him, when he came in from the fields, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'

The master was moved with compassion; and he let him go, and forgave him the debt.

While the faithful service of Moses in the whole House of God was that of a servant, whose duty was to bear testimony to a Message still to come,

For you, first, God raised up his Servant, and sent him to bless you, by turning each one of you from his wicked ways."

And whoever wants to take the first place among you must be the servant of all;

If a man is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant shall be also. If a man is ready to serve me, my Father will honor him.

To those who, having received the Call, have been loved by God the Father and protected by Jesus Christ, From Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and the brother of James.

To those to whom, through the justice of our God and Savior Jesus Christ, there has been granted faith equally privileged with our own, from Simon Peter, a servant and an Apostle of Jesus Christ.

'Behold! the Servant of my Choice, My Beloved, in whom my heart delights! I will breathe my spirit upon him, And he shall announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.

Now what we look for in stewards is that they should be trustworthy.

Jesus, however, called the ten to him, and said: "The rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them as you know, and their great men oppress them.