- Matthew 20:26 (NIV):
“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.’ “
- Mark 10:45 (NIV):
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.’ “
- John 12:26 (NIV):
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.’ “
- Galatians 5:13b (NIV):
“…serve one another humbly in love.’ “
- 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV):
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.’ “
- Mark 9:35 (NIV):
“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’ “
- Luke 22:27 (NIV):
“For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.’ “
- 1 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV):
“What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe—as the Lord has assigned to each his task.’ “
- Philippians 2:3-4 (NIV):
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.’ “
- Matthew 23:11-12 (NIV):
“The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.’ “
- Ephesians 6:7 (NIV):
“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people.’ “
- Romans 12:11 (NIV):
“Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.’ “
- Colossians 3:23-24 (NIV):
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.’ “
- 1 Timothy 4:12 (NIV):
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.’ “
- Matthew 25:21 (NIV):
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’’ “
- Hebrews 6:10 (NIV):
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.’ “
- 1 Peter 2:16 (NIV):
“Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.’ “
- Luke 17:10 (NIV):
“So you also, when you have done everything you were told to do, should say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done our duty.’ “
- Matthew 5:16 (NIV):
“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.’ “
- 2 Corinthians 4:5 (NIV):
“For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.’ “
- Luke 16:13 (NIV):
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.’ “
- Joshua 24:15 (NIV):
“But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.’ “
- Romans 6:22 (NIV):
“But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the benefit you reap leads to holiness, and the result is eternal life.’ “
- John 15:13 (NIV):
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.’ “
- Acts 20:35 (NIV):
“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ “
- Romans 14:18 (NIV):
“because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and receives human approval.’ “
- Luke 12:37 (NIV):
“It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them.’ “
- 1 Thessalonians 5:15 (NIV):
“Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else.’ “
- Ephesians 5:21 (NIV):
“Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.’ “
- 1 Corinthians 9:19 (NIV):
“Though I am free and belong to no one, I have made myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible.’ “