Bible verses about "employees" | Moffatt

²³ His master said to him, 'Capital, you excellent and trusty servant! You have been trusty in charge of a small sum: I will put you in charge of a large sum. Come and share your master's feast.'

¹² The hired man, who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, deserts them when he sees the wolf coming; he runs away, leaving the wolf to tear and scatter them,

⁴ the magistrate is God's servant for your benefit. But if you do wrong, you may well be alarmed; a magistrate does not wield the power of the sword for nothing, he is God's servant for the infliction of divine vengeance upon evil-doers.

⁹ And as for you masters, act by your servants in the same way, and stop threatening them; be sure that they and you have a Lord and Master in heaven, and there is no partiality about him.

¹⁰ We used to charge you even when we were with you, 'If a man will not work, he shall not eat.'

¹⁰ He who is faithful with a trifle is also faithful with a large trust, and he who is dishonest with a trifle is also dishonest with a large trust.

⁵ Servants, be obedient to those who are your masters here below with reverence and trembling, with singleness of heart as to Christ himself; ⁶ instead of merely working when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, do God's will from the heart like servants of Christ, ⁷ by rendering service with goodwill as to the Lord and Master, not to men. ⁸ Be sure that everyone, slave or free, will be paid back by the Lord and Master for the good he has done. ⁹ And as for you masters, act by your servants in the same way, and stop threatening them; be sure that they and you have a Lord and Master in heaven, and there is no partiality about him.

¹⁸ Scripture says, You must not muzzle an ox when he is treading the grain, and A workman deserves his wages.

¹ Masters, treat your servants justly and fairly; remember you have a Master of your own in heaven.

²² Servants, obey your masters here below at every point; do not work simply when their eye is on you, like those who court human favour, but serve them with a single heart out of reverence for your Lord and Master. ²³ Whatever be your task, work at it heartily, as servants of the Lord and not of men; ²⁴ remember, you will receive from the Lord the inheritance which is your due; serve Christ your Lord and Master, ²⁵ for the wrongdoer will be paid back for his wrongdoing — there will be no favour shown.

⁴ Now a worker has his wage counted to him as a due, not as a favour;

⁴ See, the wages of which you have defrauded the workmen who mowed your fields call out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

²³ Whatever be your task, work at it heartily, as servants of the Lord and not of men;