Bible verses about "servanthood" | MSTC

²⁵ But Jesus called them unto him, and said, "Ye know that the Lords of the gentiles have domination over them. And they that are great exercise power over them. ²⁶ It shall not be so among you: But whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister, ²⁷ and whosoever will be chief, let him be your servant. ²⁸ Even as the son of man came, not to be ministered unto, but to minister: and to give his life for the redemption of many."

⁴² But Jesus called them unto him, and said to them, "Ye know well that they which seem to bear rule among the gentiles, reign as Lords over them. And they that be great among them exercise authority over them. ⁴³ So shall it not be among you: but whosoever of you will be great among you, shall be your minister. ⁴⁴ And whosoever will be chief, shall be servant unto all. ⁴⁵ For even the son of man came, not to be ministered unto: but to minister, and to give his life for the redemption of many."

¹⁶ as free, and not as having the liberty for a cloak of maliciousness: but even as the servants of God.

²⁶ If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.

¹⁷ And all things, whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father by him.

²¹ submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

¹ Before the feast of Easter, when Jesus knew that his hour was come, that he should depart out of this world unto the father; When he loved his which were in the world, unto the end he loved them; ² And when supper was ended, after that, the devil had put in the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him. ³ Jesus, knowing that the father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; ⁴ He rose from supper, and laid aside his upper garments, and took a towel, and gird himself. ⁵ After that, poured he water into a basin, and began to wash his disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was gird. ⁶ Then came he to Simon Peter. And Peter said to him, "Lord shalt thou wash my feet?" ⁷ Jesus answered and said unto him, "What I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter." ⁸ Peter said unto him, "Thou shalt not wash my feet while the world standeth." Jesus answered him, "If I wash thee not, thou shalt have no part with me." ⁹ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord not my feet only: but also my hands and my head." ¹⁰ Jesus said to him, "He that is washed needeth not, save to wash his feet, and is clean every whit. And ye are clean: but not all." ¹¹ For he knew his betrayer. Therefore said he, "Ye are not all clean." ¹² After he had washed their feet, and received his clothes, and was set down again, he said unto them, "Know ye what I have done to you? ¹³ Ye call me 'Master' and 'Lord,' and ye say well, for so am I. ¹⁴ If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet: ye also ought to wash one another's feet. ¹⁵ For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. ¹⁶ Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him. ¹⁷ If ye understand these things, happy are ye if ye do them. ¹⁸ "I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: But that the scripture be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me. ¹⁹ Now tell I you, before it come: that when it is come to pass ye might believe that I am he. ²⁰ Verily, verily I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send, receiveth me. And he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me." ²¹ When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in the spirit, and testified saying, "Verily, verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me." ²² And then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. ²³ There was one of his disciples which leaned on Jesus' bosom, whom Jesus loved. ²⁴ To him beckoned Simon Peter that he should ask who it was of whom he spake. ²⁵ He then, as he leaned on Jesus' breast, said unto him, "Lord who is it?" ²⁶ Jesus answered, "He it is to whom I give a sop, when I have dipped it." And he wet a sop, and gave it to Judas Iscariot, Simon's son. ²⁷ And after the sop, Satan entered into him. Then said Jesus unto him, "That thou dost, do quickly." ²⁸ That wist no man at the table, for what intent he spake unto him. ²⁹ Some of them thought, because Judas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him, "Buy those things that we have need of against the feast," or that he should give something to the poor. ³⁰ As soon then as he had received the sop, he went immediately out. And it was night. ³¹ When he was gone out, Jesus said, "Now is the son of man glorified. And God is glorified by him. ³² If God be glorified by him, God shall also glorify him in himself: and shall straightway glorify him. ³³ Dear children, yet a little while am I with you. Ye shall seek me, and as I said unto the Jews, 'Whither I go, thither can ye not come.' Also to you say I now. ³⁴ A new commandment give I unto you: that ye love together: as I have loved you, that even so ye love one another. ³⁵ By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye shall have love one to another." ³⁶ Simon Peter said unto him, "Lord whither goest thou?" Jesus answered him, "Whither I go thou canst not follow me now, but thou shalt follow me afterwards." ³⁷ Peter said unto him, "Lord why cannot I follow thee now? I will give my life for thy sake." ³⁸ Jesus answered him, "Wilt thou give thy life for my sake? Verily, verily I say unto thee, the cock shall not crow, till thou have denied me thrice."

¹ If there be among you any consolation in Christ, if there be any comfortable love, if there be any fellowship of the spirit, if there be any compassion of mercy: ² fulfil my joy, that ye draw one way, having one love, being of one accord, and of one mind, ³ that nothing be done through strife or vain glory, but that in meekness of mind every man esteem others better than himself, ⁴ and that no man consider his own, but what is mete for others. ⁵ Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus: ⁶ Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. ⁷ Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man. ⁸ He humbled himself and became obedient unto the death, even the death of the cross. ⁹ Wherefore God hath exalted him, and given him a name above all names: ¹⁰ That in the name of Jesus should every knee bow, both of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under earth; ¹¹ and that all tongues should confess that Jesus Christ is the Lord unto the praise of God the father. ¹² Wherefore, my dearly beloved, as ye have always obeyed — not when I was present only, but now much more in mine absence — even so work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. ¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both the will and also the deed, even of good will. ¹⁴ Do all things without murmuring and disputing, ¹⁵ that ye may be faultless, and pure, and the sons of God; without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and a perverse nation, among which see that ye shine as lights in the world, ¹⁶ holding fast the word of life, unto my rejoicing in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither have laboured in vain. ¹⁷ Yea, and though I be offered up upon the offering and sacrifice of your faith: I rejoice and rejoice with you all. ¹⁸ For the same cause also, rejoice ye, and rejoice ye with me. ¹⁹ I trust in the Lord Jesus for to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know what case ye stand in. ²⁰ For I have no man that is so like minded to me, which with so pure affection careth for your matters. ²¹ For all others seek their own, and not that which is Jesus Christ's. ²² Ye know the proof of him, how that as a son with the father, so with me bestowed he his labour upon the gospel. ²³ Him I hope to send as soon as I know how it will go with me. ²⁴ I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come shortly. ²⁵ I supposed it necessary to send brother Epaphroditus unto you, my companion in labour and fellow soldier, your apostle, and my minister at my needs. ²⁶ For he longed after you, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard say that he should be sick, ²⁷ and no doubt he was sick, and that nigh unto death, but God had mercy on him: not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have had sorrow upon sorrow. ²⁸ I sent him therefore the diligentlier, that when ye should see him, ye might rejoice again, and I might be the less sorrowful. ²⁹ Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness, and make much of such: ³⁰ because that for the work of Christ he went so far, that he was nigh unto death, and regarded not his life, to fulfill that service which was lacking on your part toward me.

⁷ Nevertheless, he made himself of no reputation, and took on him the shape of a servant, and became like unto men, and was found in his apparel as a man.

²⁷ For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat: or he that serveth? Is not he that sitteth at meat? And I am among you, as he that ministereth.