Bible Verses About Servant Relationships

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

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

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

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.

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?

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.

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

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.

And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

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

For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy.

Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh, and in the Lord?

If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

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.

If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation:

Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.