'Servant' in the Bible

Then Mary said, "Truly I am the Lord's servant. Let everything you have said happen to me." Then the angel left her.

because he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,

He helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful,

He has raised up a mighty Savior for us from the family of his servant David,

"Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace according to your promise,

There a centurion's servant, whom he valued highly, was sick and about to die.

That's why I didn't presume to come to you. But just say the word, and let my servant be healed,

because I, too, am a man under authority and have soldiers under me. I say to one "Go' and he goes, to another "Come' and he comes, and to my servant "Do this' and he does it."

Then the men who had been sent returned to the house and found the servant in perfect health.

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

How blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing this when he comes!

But if that servant says to himself, "My master is taking a long time to come back,' and begins to beat the other servants and to eat, drink, and get drunk,

the master of that servant will come on a day when he doesn't expect him and at an hour that he doesn't know. Then his master will punish him severely and assign him a place with unfaithful people.

That servant who knew what his master wanted but didn't prepare himself or do what was wanted will receive a severe beating.

But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."

When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who were invited, "Come! Everything is now ready.'

"So the servant went back and reported all this to his master. Then the master of the house became angry and told his servant, "Go quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring back the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'

The servant said, "Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'

Then the master told the servant, "Go out into the streets and the lanes and make the people come in, so that my house may be full.

The servant told him, "Your brother has come home, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got him back safely.'

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

"Then the servant manager told himself, "What should I do? My master is taking my position away from me. I'm not strong enough to plow, and I'm ashamed to beg.

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

"No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!"

"Suppose a man among you has a servant plowing or watching sheep. Would he say to him when he comes in from the field, "Come at once and have something to eat'?

He doesn't praise the servant for doing what was commanded, does he?

The first servant came and said, "Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

The king told him, "Well done, good servant! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'

"The second servant came and said, "Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'

"Then the other servant came and said, "Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping

The king told him, "I will judge you by your own words, you evil servant! You knew, did you, that I was a hard man, and that I withdraw what I didn't deposit and harvest what I didn't plant?

At the right time he sent a servant to the farmers in order to get his share of the produce of the vineyard. But the farmers beat him and sent him back empty-handed.

He sent another servant, and they beat him, too, treated him shamefully, and sent him back empty-handed.

Then one of them struck the high priest's servant, cutting off his right ear.

A servant girl saw him sitting by the fire, stared at him, and said, "This man was with him, too."