Here are 108 Bible verses about servanthood from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.
Luke 22:27 KJV
For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Philippians 2:7 KJV
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
John 12:26 KJV
But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Ephesians 5:21 KJV
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Colossians 3:17 KJV
Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Matthew 20:25-28 KJV
And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
1 Peter 2:16 KJV
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Mark 9:35 KJV
As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
Hebrews 13:17 KJV
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
Mark 10:42-45 KJV
Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.
Mark 10:45 KJV
But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
2 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Galatians 5:13 KJV
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.
John 15:15 KJV
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
James 1:27 KJV
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Matthew 20:26 KJV
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Philippians 2:5-8 KJV
But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;
Galatians 3:28 KJV
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
1 Peter 4:10 KJV
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Matthew 23:11 KJV
As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.
John 13:12-15 KJV
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
Matthew 28:20 KJV
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Matthew 20:27 KJV
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Matthew 20:20-28 KJV
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:
James 2:26 KJV
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able. And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with: but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give, but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Romans 8:28 KJV
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
1 Peter 5:5 KJV
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Philippians 2:5 KJV
Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.
Philippians 2:4 KJV
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Matthew 20:27-28 KJV
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.
1 Peter 5:2-3 KJV
And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV
Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.
Loading…Philippians 2:3 KJV
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
1 Corinthians 12:5 KJV
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Romans 12:1 KJV
And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
Luke 6:25 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
1 John 2:6 KJV
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Philippians 2:8 KJV
He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Philippians 2:5-7 KJV
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
John 13:14-15 KJV
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
Matthew 28:19 KJV
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
Revelation 1:1 KJV
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Colossians 3:23-24 KJV
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Colossians 3:12 KJV
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 KJV
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Romans 12:1-2 KJV
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
John 17:4 KJV
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
John 13:15 KJV
I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.
Romans 10:15 KJV
For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
Romans 7:6 KJV
And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Acts 17:10-11 KJV
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
Acts 3:26 KJV
And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
John 13:12-16 KJV
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
John 13:12-17 KJV
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
John 13:1 KJV
So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
John 5:30 KJV
Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Luke 22:24-27 KJV
I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.
Luke 22:24 KJV
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve. For whether is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am among you as he that serveth.
Matthew 18:2-5 KJV
And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
James 4:6 KJV
And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me.
1 Corinthians 14:20 KJV
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
1 Corinthians 10:31 KJV
Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.
1 Corinthians 8:1 KJV
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Romans 12:11 KJV
Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.
Romans 4:15 KJV
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
John 20:17 KJV
Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.
John 6:38 KJV
Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
John 4:34 KJV
For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.
Luke 9:47 KJV
Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Luke 6:40 KJV
And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him,
Mark 9:34 KJV
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Matthew 28:9 KJV
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.
Matthew 25:21 KJV
And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him.
Matthew 20:28 KJV
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew 18:1 KJV
Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Galatians 4:7 KJV
At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?
Proverbs 30:22 KJV
Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
Psalms 123:2 KJV
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
2 Timothy 2:24 KJV
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
Exodus 21:2 KJV
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Romans 14:4 KJV
If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve: and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.
Jude 1:1 KJV
Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Proverbs 14:35 KJV
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, and called:
Genesis 16:1 KJV
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame.
Psalms 86:4 KJV
Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.
Exodus 21:5 KJV
Rejoice the soul of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Matthew 12:18 KJV
And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
2 Peter 1:1 KJV
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
1 Samuel 9:7 KJV
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:
Matthew 20:25 KJV
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
Psalms 119:17 KJV
But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them.
Ephesians 6:8 KJV
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
2 Kings 5:20 KJV
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Numbers 11:28 KJV
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
Luke 12:47 KJV
And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.
Luke 17:9 KJV
Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.
Mark 10:44 KJV
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
1 Kings 8:28 KJV
Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
2 Kings 6:15 KJV
And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do?
Hebrews 3:5 KJV
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Job 1:8 KJV
And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
Luke 17:7 KJV
But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat?
Isaiah 52:13 KJV
Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
Romans 1:1 KJV
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,
1 Samuel 19:4 KJV
And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
Colossians 1:25 KJV
Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Matthew 18:27 KJV
Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.
Isaiah 24:2 KJV
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
1 Corinthians 4:2 KJV
Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
1 Samuel 17:58 KJV
And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, I am the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
