EXAMPLES:
Abraham
Genesis 26:24 And the LORD appeared unto
him the same night, and said, I am the
God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for
I am
with thee, and will bless thee, and
multiply thy
seed for my
servant Abraham's sake.
Moses
Exodus
Deuteronomy 34:5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died
there in the
Caleb
Numbers
David
Acts 4:25
Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen
rage, and the people imagine vain things?
Paul
Romans 1:1 Paul, a servant of
Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God
Epaphras
Colossians 4:12-13 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth
you, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect
and complete in all the will of God. For I bear him
record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in
James
James 1:1 James, a servant
of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are
scattered abroad, greeting.
Simon Peter
2Peter 1:1 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 Savior
Jesus Christ:
Jude
Jude 1 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.
John
Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show
unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and
signified it
by his angel unto his servant John
Church in Thyatira
Revelation
John 18:33-38 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus,
and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me? Pilate answered,
Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests
have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of
this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,
that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from
hence. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came
I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And
when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith
unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Matthew 25:13-30
Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein
the Son of man cometh. For the kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far
country, who called his own servants,
and delivered unto them his goods. And unto one he gave five talents, to
another two, and to another one; to every man according to
his several ability; and straightway took his journey. Then he that had
received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. And likewise he that had received two, he also
gained other two. But he that had received one went and digged
in the earth, and hid his lord's money. After a long time the lord of those
servants cometh, and reckoneth with them. And so he
that had received five talents came and brought other five talents, saying,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents: behold,
I have gained beside them five talents more. 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. He also that had received two
talents came and said, Lord, thou deliveredst unto me
two talents: behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. His lord said
unto him, Well done, 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. Then he which had received the one talent came and
said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art a hard man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strewed: And I was afraid, and went and
hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
thou hast that is thine. His lord answered and said unto
him, Thou wicked and slothful
servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not,
and gather where I have not strewed: Thou oughtest
therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. Take
therefore the talent from him, and give it
unto him which hath ten talents. For unto everyone that hath shall
be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be
taken away even that which he hath. And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness:
there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
1Peter
Luke 17:5-10
And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say
unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the
root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. 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? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and
gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten
and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?
Doth he thank that servant because he did the
things that were commanded him? I think not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things
which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable
servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
Romans 6:16-23 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves
servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto
death, or of obedience unto righteousness? But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin,
but ye have
obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. Being then
made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness. I speak
after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have
yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield
your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. For when ye
were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. What fruit had ye
then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for
the end of those things is death. But now being made
free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness,
and the end everlasting life. For the wages of sin is
death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ephesians 6:5-8 Servants, be obedient to them that
are your
masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your
heart, as unto Christ; Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the
heart; With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:
Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive of
the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
Galatians
Colossians 3:23-24 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.
2Timothy 1:3 I
thank God, whom
I serve [worship; do service] from my
forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have
remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day
“With reverence and godly fear”
Hebrews 12:25-29 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.
For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on
earth, much more shall
not
we escape,
if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven: Whose
voice then shook the earth: but now he hath promised, saying, Yet once more I
shake not the earth only, but also heaven. And this word, Yet
once more, signifieth the removing of those things
that are shaken, as of things that are made, that those things which cannot be
shaken may remain. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let
us have grace, whereby we may serve [worship; do
service] God acceptably with reverence and
godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.
“A living sacrifice”
Romans 12:1 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 [worship].
Romans 1:9
For God
is my witness, whom
I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without
ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers; [see
also John
Servant = bondservant or slave
2Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord;
and ourselves
your servants for Jesus' sake.
Philippians 2:19-23
But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy shortly unto you, that I also may be of
good comfort, when I know your state. For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care
for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are
Jesus Christ's. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with
me in the gospel. Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Galatians
Servant = attendant doing menial duties – Strong’s #1249
Romans 16:1 I commend unto you Phebe
our sister, which is a servant of the
church which is
at Cenchrea
Romans 15:30-31
Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love
of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God
for me; That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea; and that my service which I have for Jerusalem
may be accepted of the saints;
2Corinthians 11:7-9
Have I committed an offense in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because
I have preached to you the gospel of God freely? I robbed other churches,
taking wages of them, to do you service [attendance].
And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargable
to no man: for that
which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied:
and in all things
I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.
Service =
public function (ex: priest or almsgiver); ministry
2Corinthians 9:12 For the
administration of this service not only supplieth the
want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto
God;
Philippians
faith, I joy, and rejoice with you
all.
Philippians 2:25-30 Yet
I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my
brother, and
companion in labor, and fellow soldier, but your messenger, and he
that ministered
to my wants. For he
longed after you all, and was full of
heaviness,
because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick
nigh unto
death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also,
lest I should
have sorrow upon sorrow. I sent him therefore the more carefully, that,
when ye see him
again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful. Receive
him therefore
in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: Because for
the work of Christ he
was nigh unto death, not regarding his life, to
supply your lack of service
toward me.
John 16:2
They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service [worship].
Romans 1:16-25 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the
power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and
also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith
to faith: as it is written. The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God
is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who
hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is
manifest in them; for God hath showed it unto them. For the invisible things of him
from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things
that are made, even
his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that,
when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the
incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and
fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Wherefore God
also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to
dishonor their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
1Thessalonians 1:9
For they themselves show of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to
God from idols
to serve [worship; render religious homage] the living and true God
Hebrews 9:11-14
But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and
more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this
building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he
entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For
if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the
unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: How much more
shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?
Luke
Revelation 7:14-15
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said
to me, These are they which came out of great
tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of
the Lamb. Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve [minister;
worship] him day and night in his temple:
and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among
them.
Revelation 22:3
And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of
God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him