Bible verses about "servanthood" | Great

²⁵ But Iesus called them vnto him, & sayde: ye knowe that the princes of the nacions haue dominion ouer them. And they that are great men, exercyse auctorite vpon them. ²⁶ It shall not be so amonge you. But whosoeuer wyll be greate amonge you, let him be youre minister: ²⁷ and whoso will be chefe amonge you, let him be youre seruaunt: ²⁸ euen as the sonne of man cam, not to be ministred vnto, but to minister, & to geue his lyfe a redempcion for many.

⁴² But Iesus whan he had called them to hym, sayd vnto them: ye knowe, that they whych are sene to beare rule amonge the people, raygne as Lordes ouer them. ⁴³ And they that be greate amonge them, exercyse auctoryte vpon them. Neuertheles, so shall it not be amonge you: but whosoeuer of you wylbe greate amonge you, shalbe youre mynister. ⁴⁴ And whosoeuer wylbe chefe, shalbe seruaunt of all. ⁴⁵ For the sonne of man also came not to be mynystred vnto: but to mynister, and to geue hys lyfe for the redempcyon of many.

¹⁶ as fre, & not as hauinge the lybertie for a cloacke of maliciousnes, but euen as the seruauntes of God

²⁶ If eny man mynister vnto me, lett him folowe me: and Where I am, there shall also my minister be. Yf any man mynister vnto me, hym will my father honoure.

¹⁷ And whatsouer ye do (in worde or dede) do all in the name of the Lord Iesu, geuynge thankes to God the father by hym.

²¹ submittynge youre selues one to another in the feare of God.

¹ Before the feaste of Easter, when Iesus knewe that hys houre was come, that he shuld depart out of this world vnto the father. When he loued his which were in the worlde, vnto the ende he loued them. ² And when supper was ended, after that the deuyll had put in the herte of Iudas Iscarioth Simons sonne, to be traye hym. ³ Iesus knowynge that the father had geuen all thinges into hys handes, and that he was come from God, and went to God: ⁴ he rose from supper, and layde asyde his vpper garmentes: and whan he had taken a towell, he gyrded him self. ⁵ After that, he powred water into a basyn, and beganne to wash the disciples fete, and to wype them with the towell, wherwith he was gyrded. ⁶ Then came he to Symon Peter. And Peter sayde vnto hym: Lord, dost thou wasshe my fete? ⁷ Iesus answered, and sayd vnto him: what I do, thou wotest not nowe, but thou shalt know herafter. ⁸ Peter sayeth vnto him: thou shalt neuer wasshe my fete. Iesus answered hym: yf I wasshe the not, thou hast no parte with me. ⁹ Symon Peter sayeth vnto hym: Lorde, not my fete onely, but also the handes and the head. ¹⁰ Iesus sayth to hym: he that is wasshed, nedeth not, saue to wasshe his fete, but is cleane euery whyt. And ye are cleane, but not all. ¹¹ For he knewe who it was that shuld be traye hym. Therfore sayd he: ye are not all cleane: ¹² So after he had wasshed their fete, and receaued hys clothes, and was sett downe, he sayde vnto them agayne: wote ye what I haue done to you? ¹³ Ye call me master and Lorde, and ye saye well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then youre lorde and master haue wasshed youre fete, ye also ought to wasshe one anothers fete. ¹⁵ For I haue geuen you an ensample that ye shulde do, as I haue done to you. ¹⁶ Uerely verely, I saye vnto you: the seruaunte is not greater then his master, nether the messenger greater then he that sent hym. ¹⁷ If ye vnderstande these thinges happy are ye, yf ye do them. ¹⁸ I speake not of you all, I knowe whom I haue chosen. But that the scripture maye be fulfylled: he that eateth bread with me, hath lyfte vp hys hele against me. ¹⁹ Now tell I you before it come that when it is come to passe, ye might beleue that I am he. ²⁰ Uerely verely, I saye vnto you: He that receaueth whomsoeuer I sende, receaueth me. And he that receaueth me, receaueth him that sent me. ²¹ When Iesus had thus sayd, he was troubled in the sprete, and testifyed and sayd: verely verely, I saye vnto you: that one of you shall be traye me. ²² Then the disciples loked one on another, dowtynge of whom he spake. ²³ There was one of Iesus disciples, (which leaned on hym) euen he whom Iesus loued. ²⁴ To hym beckened Symon Peter therfore, that he shulde aske, who it was of whom he spake. ²⁵ He then when he leaned on Iesus brest, sayd vnto him: Lord, who is it? ²⁶ Iesus answered: he it is to whom I geue a soppe. And he wet the brede & gaue it to Iudas Iscarioth Simons sonne. ²⁷ And after the soppe. Satan entred into him. Then sayd Iesus vnto him: that thou dost, do quyckly. ²⁸ That wist no man at the table, for what intent he spake vnto him. ²⁹ Som of them thought because. Iudas had the bagge, that Iesus had sayd vnto him: bye those thinges that we haue nede of agaynst the feaste: or that he shuld geue some thyng to the poore. ³⁰ Assone then as he had receaued the soppe, he went immediatly out and it was night. ³¹ Therfore when he was gone oute. Iesus sayd: Now is the sonne of man glorifyed. And God is gloryfyed by him. ³² If God be glorifyed by him, God shall also glorify hym by hym selfe: and shall strayght waye gloryfy hym. ³³ Lytle chyldren, yet a lytel whyle am I with you. Ye shall seke me, & as I sayd vnto the Iewes, whyther I goo, thyther can ye not come. Also to you saye I now. ³⁴ A newe commaundement geue I vnto you, that ye loue together, as I haue loued you, that euen so ye loue one another. ³⁵ By this shall all men knowe that ye are my discyples, yf ye haue loue one to another. ³⁶ Symon Peter sayd vnto hym: Lorde, whyther goest thou? Iesus answered him: whyther I go, thou canst not folowe me now, but thou shalt folowe me afterwardes. ³⁷ Peter sayd vnto him: Lorde, why cannot I folowe the now: I wyl ieoparde my lyfe for thy sake? ³⁸ Iesus answered hym: wylt thou ieoparde thy lyfe for my sake? Uerely verely, I saye vnto the: the cocke shall not crowe, tyll thou haue denyed me thryse.

¹ If ther be therfore eny consolacyon in Christ, yf ther be eny comforte of loue, yf ther by eny fellishyppe of the sprete, yf ther be eny compassion and mercy: ² full fyll ye my ioye, that ye be lyke mynded, hauinge one loue, beynge of one accorde, and of one mynde, ³ that nothinge be done thorowe stryfe or of vayne glory, but in mekenes of mynde, let euery man esteme another better then hym selfe. ⁴ Loke not ye euery man on hys awne thinges, but euery man on the thinges that are other mens. ⁵ Let the same mynde be in you, that was also in Christ Iesu: ⁶ which whan he was in the shape of God, thought it no robbery to be equall with God ⁷ Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no reputacion, takynge on hym the shape of a seruaunte, and became lyke vnto men, ⁸ and was founde in his apparell as a man. He humbled him selfe, and became obedient vnto the deeth, euen the deeth of the crosse. ⁹ Wherfore, God also hath exalted him on hye, and geuen him a name which is aboue all names: ¹⁰ that in the name of Iesus euery knee shulde bowe, both of thinges in heauen and thynges in erth and thynges vnder the erth, ¹¹ and that all tonges shulde confesse, that Iesus Christ is the Lorde, vnto the prayse of God the father. ¹² Wherfore (my dearly beloued) as ye haue alwayes obeyed, not when I was present onely, but nowe moche more in myne absence, euen so worcke out youre awne saluacion with feare and tremblyng. ¹³ For it is God, which worketh in you, both the wyll and also the dede, euen of good wyll. ¹⁴ Do all thynge with out murmuringe, & dysputynge, ¹⁵ that ye maye be soche as no man came complayne on: and vnfayned sonnes of God without rebuke, in the myddes of a croked and peruerse nacyon: amonge whom se that ye shyne as lyghtes in the worlde, ¹⁶ holdynge faste the worde of lyfe, that I maye reioyce in the daye of Chryst, howe that I haue not runne in vayne, nether haue laboured in vayne. ¹⁷ Yee and though I be offered vp vpon the offeringe & sacrifyce of youre fayth: I reioyce and reioyce with you all. ¹⁸ For the same cause also do ye reioyce, and reioyce with me. ¹⁹ I trust in the Lorde Iesus, for to sende Timotheus shortly vnto you, that I also maye be of good comforte, when I knowe what case ye stande in. ²⁰ For I haue no man that is so lyke mynded to me, which with so pure affeccyon wyll care for youre matters. ²¹ For all other seke theyr awne, and not the thynges which are Iesus Christes. ²² ye knowe the proffe of hym, howe that as a sonne with the father, so hath he with me bestowed hys seruice in the Gospell. ²³ Hym therfore I hope to sende, assone as I knowe howe it wyll go with me. ²⁴ I trust in the Lord, that I also my selfe shall come shortly. ²⁵ But I supposed it necessary to sende brother Epaphroditus vnto you, my companion in laboure and felowe souldier, youre Apostell, which also ministreth vnto me at nede. ²⁶ For he longed after you all, and was full of heuynes, because that ye had hearde saye, that he had bene sycke. ²⁷ And no doute he was sicke, in somoch that he was nye vnto deeth. But God had mercy on him: and not on him onely, but on me also, lest I shulde haue sorowe vpon sorowe. ²⁸ I sent hym therfore the more diligently: that when ye se hym, ye maye reioyce agayne, and that I maye be the lesse sorowfull. ²⁹ Receaue him therfore in the Lorde with all gladnes, and make moche of soche: ³⁰ because that for the worke of Chryst he went so farre, that he was nye vnto deeth, and regarded not hys lyfe: to fullfyll that, which was lackynge on youre parte to warde me.

⁷ Neuerthelesse he made hym selfe of no reputacion, takynge on hym the shape of a seruaunte, and became lyke vnto men,

²⁷ For whether is greater, he that sytteth at meate, or he that serueth? Is not he that sytteth at meate? But I am amonge you, as he that mynistreth.