'Servant' in the Bible

For truly the Son of man did not come to have servants, but to be a servant, and to give his life for the salvation of men.

And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard.

But the farmers grabbed the servant, beat him, and sent him back empty-handed.

And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled.

And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

While Peter was down in the courtyard, one of the high priest's servant girls came by.

When the servant saw him again she began to tell those standing nearby, “This man is one of them!”

Then Mary said, "Truly I am the Lord's servant. Let everything you have said happen to me." Then the angel left her.

because he has looked favorably on his humble servant. From now on, all generations will call me blessed,

He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy;

And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;

Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word:

And Jesus in answer said to him, It has been said in the Writings, Give worship to the Lord your God, and be his servant only.

And shutting the book he gave it back to the servant and took his seat: and the eyes of all in the Synagogue were fixed on him.

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was sick, and ready to die.

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his servant.

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

And they that were sent, returning to the house, found the servant whole that had been sick.

This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

And Joanna, the wife of Chuza, Herod's chief house-servant, and Susanna and a number of others, who gave him of their wealth for his needs.

Happy are those servants who are watching when the lord comes; truly I say to you, he will make himself their servant and, placing them at the table, he will come out and give them food.

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.

And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.

But the servant who did things that deserved a beating without knowing it will receive a light beating. Much will be required from everyone to whom much has been given. But even more will be demanded from the one to whom much has been entrusted."

And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room.

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

So he summoned one of the servants and began asking what this [celebration] meant.

The servant told him, "Your brother has come home, and your father has killed the fattened calf because he got him back safely.'

But he made answer and said to his father, See, all these years I have been your servant, doing your orders in everything: and you never gave me even a young goat so that I might have a feast with my friends:

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

"Then the servant manager told himself, "What should I do? My master is taking my position away from me. I'm not strong enough to plow, and I'm ashamed to beg.

The master praised the dishonest servant manager for being so clever, because worldly people are more clever than enlightened people in dealing with their own.

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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?

Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not.

The first servant came and said, "Sir, your coin has earned ten more coins.'

And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.

"The second servant came and said, "Your coin, sir, has earned five coins.'

"Then the other servant came and said, "Sir, look! Here's your coin. I've kept it in a cloth for safekeeping

And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:

And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen, that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the husbandmen beat him, and sent him away empty.

And again he sent another servant: and they beat him also, and entreated him shamefully, and sent him away empty.

But it is not this way with you, but the one who is the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like the servant.

For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.

When a servant saw him sitting in the firelight, and looked closely at him, she said, “This man was with Him too.”

Then He said to them, “Now draw some out and take it to the chief servant.” And they did.

When the chief servant tasted the water (after it had become wine), he did not know where it came from—though the servants who had drawn the water knew. He called the groom

They said to him in answer, We are Abraham's seed and have never been any man's servant: why do you say, You will become free?

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever.

But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

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.

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.

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.

Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

To take that position as a servant and Apostle, from which Judas by his sin was shut out, so that he might go to his place.

The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified His Servant Jesus, whom you handed over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release Him.

God raised up His Servant and sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”

Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

“For, in fact, in this city both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together against Your holy Servant Jesus, whom You anointed,

while You stretch out Your hand for healing, signs, and wonders to be performed through the name of Your holy Servant Jesus.”

And he went and there was a man of Ethiopia, a servant of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, and controller of all her property, who had come up to Jerusalem for worship;

had come to the door and had called the servant, and were asking, "Is Simon, surnamed Peter, staying here?"

He knocked at the door in the gateway, and a servant named Rhoda came to answer.

But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you for this purpose, to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will reveal to you.

For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

For God is my witness, whose servant I am in spirit in the good news of his Son, that you are at all times in my memory and in my prayers,

But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

I give praise to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So with my mind I am a servant to the law of God, but with my flesh to the law of sin.

It was said to her, The older will be the servant of the younger.

For government is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, because it does not carry the sword for no reason. For government is God’s servant, an avenger that brings wrath on the one who does wrong.

For the same reason, make payment of taxes; because the authority is God's servant, to take care of such things at all times.

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.

And he who in these things is Christ's servant, is pleasing to God and has the approval of men.

For I say that the Messiah became a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises to the fathers,

for my being a servant of Jesus Christ to the nations, acting as priest in the good news of God, that the offering up of the nations may become acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

Think of us as servants of the Messiah and as servant managers entrusted with God's secrets.

Now it is required of servant managers that each one should prove to be trustworthy.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

For though I be free from all men, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

I took money from other churches as payment for my work, so that I might be your servant;

For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.

But if, while we sought to be justified in Christ, we ourselves also were found sinners, is Christ a servant of sin? Certainly not!

So the law has been a servant to take us to Christ, so that we might have righteousness by faith.

But now that faith is come, we are no longer under a servant.

there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

Instead, he is placed under the care of guardians and servant managers until the time set by the father.