Mark 10:44
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.
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Mark 10:44
And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.
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1 Kings 12:7
And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.
2 Chronicles 10:6
Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?
2 Chronicles 10:7
And they said to him, If you are kind to this people, pleasing them and saying good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.
Proverbs 15:1
By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.
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Proverbs 13:10
The only effect of pride is fighting; but wisdom is with the quiet in spirit.
Jeremiah 45:5
And as for you, are you looking for great things for yourself? Have no desire for them: for truly I will send evil on all flesh, says the Lord: but your life I will keep safe from attack wherever you go.
Mark 12:38
And in his teaching he said, Be on your watch against the scribes, whose pleasure it is to go about in long robes and be respected in the market-places,
Luke 14:10
But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
Romans 12:3
But I say to every one of you, through the grace given to me, not to have an over-high opinion of himself, but to have wise thoughts, as God has given to every one a measure of faith.
Romans 12:16
Be in harmony with one another. Do not have a high opinion of yourselves, but be in agreement with common people. Do not give yourselves an air of wisdom.
James 4:6
But he gives more grace. So that the Writings say, God is against the men of pride, but he gives grace to those who make themselves low before him.
1 Peter 5:6
For this cause make yourselves low under the strong hand of God, so that when the time comes you may be lifted up;
3 John 1:10
So if I come, I will keep in mind the things he does, talking against us with evil words: and as if this was not enough, he does not take the brothers into his house, and those who are ready to take them in, he keeps from doing so, putting them out of the church if they do.
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Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
Matthew 10:25
It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
John 13:16
Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.
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Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who are troubled and weighted down with care, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke on you and become like me, for I am gentle and without pride, and you will have rest for your souls;
Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is good, and the weight I take up is not hard.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.
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Mark 8:30
And he put them under orders not to say this of him to anyone.
Mark 8:31
And teaching them, he said that the Son of man would have to undergo much, and be hated by those in authority, and the chief priests, and the scribes, and be put to death, and after three days come back from the dead.
Mark 9:12
And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?
Mark 9:30
And they went out from there, through Galilee; and it was his desire that no man might have knowledge of it;
Mark 9:31
For he was giving his disciples teaching, and saying to them, The Son of man is given up into the hands of men, and they will put him to death; and when he is dead, after three days he will come back from the dead.
Mark 14:10
And Judas Iscariot, who was one of the twelve, went away to the chief priests, so that he might give him up to them.
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Mark 8:34
And turning to the mass of people with his disciples, he said to them, If any man has the desire to come after me, let him give up all other desires, and take up his cross and come after me.
Mark 8:36
What profit has a man if he gets all the world with the loss of his life?
Mark 8:37
And what would a man give in exchange for his life?
Mark 8:38
Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
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Mark 9:50
Salt is good; but if the taste goes from it, how will you make it salt again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another.
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John 13:15
I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.
Romans 15:3
For Christ did not give pleasure to himself, but, as it is said, The bitter words of those who were angry with you came on me.
1 Corinthians 9:19
For though I was free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that more might have salvation.
2 Corinthians 8:9
For you see the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he had wealth, he became poor on your account, so that through his need you might have wealth.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am talking foolishly) I am more so; I have had more experience of hard work, of prisons, of blows more than measure, of death.
Galatians 5:13
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.
Hebrews 12:2
Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power.
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Matthew 13:27
And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
Luke 2:29
Now you are letting your servant go in peace, O Lord, as you have said;
John 15:15
No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
Acts 2:18
And on my men-servants and my women-servants I will send my Spirit, and they will be prophets.
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, take note of their cruel words, and give your servants power to be preachers of your word without fear,
Acts 16:17
She came after Paul and us, crying out and saying, These men are the servants of the Most High God, who are giving you news of the way of salvation.
Revelation 1:1
The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave him so that his servants might have knowledge of the things which will quickly take place: and he sent and made it clear by his angel to his servant John;
Revelation 2:20
But I have this against you, that you let the woman Jezebel say she is a prophet and give false teaching, making my servants go after the desires of the flesh and take food offered to false gods.
Revelation 7:3
Do no damage to the earth, or the sea, or the trees, till we have put a mark on the servants of our God.
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1 Corinthians 3:6
I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase.
1 Corinthians 3:7
So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase.
1 Corinthians 3:8
Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.
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1 Corinthians 4:1
Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.
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1 Corinthians 4:2
And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.
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Philippians 2:9
For this reason God has put him in the highest place and has given to him the name which is greater than every name;
Philippians 2:10
So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld,
Philippians 2:11
And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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1 Timothy 3:13
For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
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Hebrews 5:8
And though he was a Son, through the pain which he underwent, the knowledge came to him of what it was to be under God's orders;
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Hebrews 5:9
And when he had been made complete, he became the giver of eternal salvation to all those who are under his orders;
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Hebrews 12:28
If then, we have a kingdom which will never be moved, let us have grace, so that we may give God such worship as is pleasing to him with fear and respect:
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1 Corinthians 7:23
It is the Lord who has made payment for you: be not servants of men.
1 Timothy 6:1
Let all who are servants under the yoke give all honour to their masters, so that no evil may be said against the name of God and his teaching.
1 Peter 2:12
Being of good behaviour among the Gentiles; so that though they say now that you are evil-doers, they may see your good works and give glory to God when he comes to be their judge.
1 Peter 2:15
Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:
1 Peter 2:18
Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured.
1 Peter 3:9
Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
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Ezekiel 34:4
You have not made the diseased ones strong or made well that which was ill; you have not put bands on the broken or got back that which had been sent away or made search for the wandering ones; and the strong you have been ruling cruelly.
Matthew 23:8
But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
Matthew 23:9
And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.
2 Corinthians 1:24
Not that we have authority over your faith, but we are helpers of your joy: for it is faith which is your support.
1 Peter 5:3
Not as lords over God's heritage, but making yourselves examples to the flock.
3 John 1:9
I sent a letter to the church, but Diotrephes, whose desire is ever to have the first place among them, will not have us there.
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