Bible Verses About Handmaids

But afterward they turned, and caused the servants and the handmaids, whom they had let go free, to return, and brought them into subjection for servants and for handmaids.

And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.

But ye turned and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant, and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into subjection, to be unto you for servants and for handmaids.

And he said, Who art thou? And she answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine handmaid; for thou art a near kinsman.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.

Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.

And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid.

For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress.

And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.

And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.

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.

And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee.

For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.

For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.

And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.

Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, and is polluted with blood.

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.

They ravished the women in Zion, and the maids in the cities of Judah.

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

Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin?

And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave them, that she may glean them, and rebuke her not.

Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.

And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses.

And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thing; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the Lord.

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.