Servant
Explore 164 scripture references about servant from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 46 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.
What Does the Bible Say About Servant?
The topic of servant appears throughout Scripture with 164 references spanning 46 books of the Bible, from 1 Chronicles to Zephaniah. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.
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-Distinguish a bondservant (Greek: doulos), who was a slave, from a hired servant (Greek: diakonos), who was not a slave -BOND -Laws of Moses concerning EXO 21:1-11,20,21,26,27,32; LEV 19:20-22; 25:6,10,35-55; DEU 15:12,14,18; 24:7 -Kidnapping forbidden DEU 21:10-14; 24:7; 1TI 1:10; REV 18:13 -Fugitive, not to be returned to his master DEU 23:15,16 -David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave 1SA 25:10 -Instances of fugitive -Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah (Sarai), her owner GEN 16:9 -Sought by Shimei 1KI 2:39-41 -Onesimus interceded for, by Paul PHM 1:21 -Rights of those born to a master GEN 14:14; 17:13,27; EXO 21:4; PRO 29:21; ECC 2:7; JER 2:14 -Bought and sold GEN 17:13,27; 37:28,36; 39:17; DEU 28:68; EST 7:4; EZK 27:13; JOL 3:6; AMO 8:6; REV 18:13 -Captives of war became slaves DEU 20:14; 21:10-14; 2KI 5:2; 2CH 28:8,10; LAM 5:13 -Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites NUM 31:28-47 -Thieves punished by being made GEN 43:18; EXO 22:3 -Defaulting debtors made LEV 25:39; MAT 18:25 -Children of defaulting debtors sold as 2KI 4:1-7 -Voluntary servitude of LEV 25:47; DEU 15:16,17; JOS 9:11-21 -Given as dowry GEN 29:24,29 -Owned by priests LEV 22:11; MRK 14:66 -Slaves owned slaves 2SA 9:10 -The master could marry, or give in marriage EXO 21:7-10; DEU 21:10-14; 1CH 2:34,35 -Taken in concubinage GEN 16:1,2,6; 30:3,9 -Used as soldiers by Abraham GEN 14:14 -Must be circumcised GEN 17:13,27; EXO 12:44 -Must enjoy religious privileges with the master' s household DEU 12:12,18; 16:11,14; 29:10,11 -Must have rest on the sabbath EXO 20:10; 23:12; DEU 5:14 -Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus 1CO 7:21,22; 12:13; GAL 3:28; EPH 6:8 -Kindness to, commanded LEV 25:43; EPH 6:9 -Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the disobedience of Israel DEU 28:68; JOL 3:7,8 -Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice EXO 14:11,12; 16:3; JDG 5:16-18,23 -Emancipation of EZR 1:1-4; JER 34:8-22; 1CO 7:21 -Freedmen called "Libertines," ACT 6:9 -Cruelty to -The Israelites EXO 1:8-22; 2:1-4; ACT 7:19,34 -An abandoned sick man 1SA 30:13 -Kindness to -By the Roman centurion MAT 8:8-13; LUK 7:2-10 -By Paul PHM 1:21 -INSTANCES OF -Joseph GEN 37:26-28,36 -Israelites EXO 1:10-22; 5:7-14; DEU 6:12,21 -Gibeonites JOS 9:22-27 -Canaanites 1KI 9:21 -The Jews in Babylon 2CH 36:20; EST 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10 -Emancipation of 2CH 36:23; EZR 1:1-4 -FIGURATIVE LEV 25:42,55; PSA 116:16; MAT 24:45-51; LUK 12:35-48; 17:7-9; JHN 8:32-35; ROM 6:16-22; 1CO 4:1; 7:21-23; GAL 5:13; 1PE 2:16; 2PE 2:19; REV 7:3 -INSTANCES OF GOOD -Joseph GEN 39:2-20; 41:9-57; ACT 7:10 -Elisha 2KI 2:1-6 -Servants -Of Abraham GEN 24 -Of Boaz RUT 2:4 -Of Jonathan 1SA 14:7 -Of Abigail 1SA 25:14-17 -Of David 2SA 12:18; 15:15,21 -Of Ziba 2SA 9 -Of Naaman 2KI 5:2,3,13 -Of Nehemiah NEH 4:16,23 -Of the Roman centurion MAT 8:9 -Of Cornelius ACT 10:7 -Onesimus PHM 1:11 -Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents MAT 25:14-23; LUK 19:12-19 -WICKED AND UNFAITHFUL -Jeroboam 1KI 11:26 -Gehazi 2KI 5:20-27 -Zimri 1KI 16:9,10; 2KI 9:31 -Onesimus PHM 1:11 -Of Abraham and Lot GEN 13:7 -Of Abimelech GEN 21:25 -Of Ziba 2SA 16:1-4; with 19:26,27 -Of Absalom 2SA 13:28,29; 14:30 -Of Shimei 1KI 2:39 -Of Joash 2KI 12:19-21 -Of Amon 2KI 21:23 -Of JOB JOB 19:15,16 -In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds MAT 25:24-30; LUK 19:20-26 -In the parable of the vineyard MAT 21:33-41; MRK 12:1-9 -Conspiracy by -See CONSPIRACY -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GEN 16:6-9; EXO 20:10; DEU 5:14; NEH 5:8; JOB 19:15,16; 31:13,14; PSA 123:2; PRO 12:9; 13:17; 17:2; 19:10; 25:13; 26:6; 27:18,27; 29:19,21; 30:10,21-23; ECC 7:21; ISA 52:3; JER 22:13; 34:8-17; LAM 5:8; ZEP 1:9; MAL 1:6; MAT 8:9; 10:24,25; 24:45-51; LUK 12:35-48; 16:1-13; 17:7-9; 22:27; JHN 13:16; 1CO 4:2; 7:21-24; EPH 6:5-9; COL 3:22-25; 1TI 6:1,2; TIT 2:9,10; 1PE 2:18-20 -See EMPLOYEE -See EMPLOYER -See MASTER -HIRED -Jacob GEN 29:15; 30:26 -Re-employed GEN 30:27-34; 31:6,7,41 -Parable of -The laborers of a vineyard MAT 20:1-15 -The father of the prodigal son LUK 15:17,19 -The rebellious son LUK 15:15-19 -Treatment of, more considerate than that of slaves LEV 25:53 -Await employment in the marketplace MAT 20:1-3 -Wages paid -In kind GEN 30:31,32; 2CH 2:10 -In money MAT 20:2 -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO LEV 19:13; 25:39-41; DEU 24:14,15; JOB 7:1,2; 14:6; MAL 3:5; MAT 10:9,10; LUK 10:7; ROM 4:4; COL 4:1; 1TI 5:18; JAS 5:4 -See MASTERS -See WAGES
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What does the Bible say about servant?
The Bible contains 164 references to servant across 46 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.
Where is servant mentioned in the Bible?
Servant is referenced in 1 Chronicles, 1 Corinthians, 1 Kings, 1 Peter, 1 Samuel, and 41 more books. There are 164 total scripture references on this topic.