25 Bible Verses about servanthood

Then sitting down He called the Twelve, and said to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."

Does he thank the servant for obeying his orders?

Who are you that you should find fault with the servant of another? Whether he stands or falls is a matter which concerns his own master. But stand he will; for the Master can give him power to stand.

He who is the greatest among you shall be your servant;

Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir also through God's own act.

I have been appointed to serve the Church in the position of responsibility entrusted to me by God for your benefit, so that I may fully deliver God's Message--

And that servant who has been told his Master's will and yet made no preparation and did not obey His will, will receive many lashes.

Nay, He stripped Himself of His glory, and took on Him the nature of a bondservant by becoming a man like other men.

Paul, a bondservant of Jesus Christ, called to be an Apostle, set apart to proclaim God's Good News,

You well know that whatever right thing any one does, he will receive a requital for it from the Lord, whether he is a slave or a free man.

and a bondservant of the Lord must not quarrel, but must be inoffensive towards all men, a skilful teacher, and patient under wrongs.

But which of you who has a servant ploughing, or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the farm, 'Come at once and take your place at table,'

"Whereupon his master, touched with compassion, set him free and forgave him the debt.

Moreover, Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant in delivering the message given him to speak;

It is to you first that God, after raising His Servant from the grave, has sent Him to bless you, by causing every one of you to turn from your wickedness."

and whoever desires to be first among you must be the bondservant of all.

If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.

Jude, a bondservant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James: To those who are in God the Father, enfolded in His love, and kept for Jesus Christ, and called.

Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.

"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.

This being so, it follows that fidelity is what is required in stewards.

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