As followers of Christ it’s incredibly important that we serve our neighbors…
Jesus always stressed this point to his disciples, and He sometimes acted as a servant leader when interacting with the Apostles.
From his humble example, we know that serving others is what God wants us to do, and there are many Bible verses that can help us understand this.
So, here are 42 Bible verses about serving others that will help remind you to be humble and to try helping out your neighbors…
Bible Verses – Serving Others…
Matthew 23:11
“He that is the greatest among you shall be your servant.”
Proverbs 19:17
“He that hath mercy on the poor, lendeth to the Lord: and he will repay him.”
John 13:14
“If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another’s feet.”
1 Thessalonians 5:15
“See that none render evil for evil to any man; but ever follow that which is good towards each other, and towards all men.”
Hebrews 6:10
“For God is not unjust, that he should forget your work, and the love which you have shewn in his name, you who have ministered, and do minister to the saints.”
Matthew 5:16
“So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
Proverbs 22:9
“He that is inclined to mercy shall be blessed: for of his bread he hath given to the poor. He that maketh presents shall purchase victory and honour: but he carrieth away the souls of the receivers.”
2 Corinthians 4:5
“For we preach not ourselves, but Jesus Christ our Lord; and ourselves your servants through Jesus.”
Matthew 6:24
“No man can serve two masters. For either he will hate the one, and love the other: or he will sustain the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
Romans 12:1
“I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercy of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing unto God, your reasonable service.”
John 12:26
“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.”
Proverbs 11:25
“The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.”
Romans 7:6
“But now we are loosed from the law of death, wherein we were detained; so that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.”
Matthew 20:27-28
“And he that will be first among you, shall be your servant. Even as the Son of man is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.”
Matthew 25:21
“His lord said to him: Well done, good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will place thee over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”
Matthew 10:8
“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out devils: freely have you received, freely give.”
Proverbs 3:27
“Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.”
Romans 13:9-10
“For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The love of our neighbour worketh no evil. Love therefore is the fulfilling of the law.” [source]
Matthew 25:40
“And the king answering, shall say to them: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to me.”
Luke 6:38
“Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.”
Isaiah 58:10
“When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noonday.”
Joshua 24:15
“But if it seem evil to you to serve the Lord, you have your choice: choose this day that which pleaseth you, whom you would rather serve, whether the gods which your fathers served in Mesopotamia, or the gods of the Amorrhites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.”
Acts 20:35
“I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the word of the Lord Jesus, how he said: It is a more blessed thing to give, rather than to receive.”
Luke 6:35
“But love ye your enemies: do good, and lend, hoping for nothing thereby: and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful, and to the evil.”
Matthew 5:42
“Give to him that asketh of thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.”
Mark 9:35-36
“And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them: Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.” [source]
Galatians 5:13
“For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.”
1 John 3:18
“My little children, let us not love in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth.”
Titus 3:8
“It is a faithful saying: and these things I will have thee affirm constantly: that they, who believe in God, may be careful to excel in good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.”
Ephesians 2:10
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus in good works, which God hath prepared that we should walk in them.”
John 13:12-14
“Then after he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, being set down again, he said to them: Know you what I have done to you? You call me Master, and Lord; and you say well, for so I am. If then I being your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; you also ought to wash one another’s feet.”
Luke 6:38
“Give, and it shall be given to you: good measure and pressed down and shaken together and running over shall they give into your bosom. For with the same measure that you shall mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.”
John 15:12-13
“This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
Romans 12:9-13
“Let love be without dissimulation. Hating that which is evil, cleaving to that which is good. Loving one another with the charity of brotherhood, with honour preventing one another. In carefulness not slothful. In spirit fervent. Serving the Lord. Rejoicing in hope. Patient in tribulation. Instant in prayer. Communicating to the necessities of the saints. Pursuing hospitality.”
Philippians 2:5-7
“For let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men, and in habit found as a man.”
Luke 3:10-11
“And the people asked him, saying: What then shall we do? And he answering, said to them: He that hath two coats, let him give to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do in like manner.”
Matthew 25:45
“Then he shall answer them, saying: Amen I say to you, as long as you did it not to one of these least, neither did you do it to me.”
Colossians 3:23-24
“Whatsoever you do, do it from the heart, as to the Lord, and not to men: Knowing that you shall receive of the Lord the reward of inheritance. Serve ye the Lord Christ.”
Galatians 6:10
“Therefore, whilst we have time, let us work good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of the faith.”
2 Corinthians 9:7-9
“Every one as he hath determined in his heart, not with sadness, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound in you; that ye always, having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work, As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever.”
Mark 10:45
“For the Son of man also is not come to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a redemption for many.”
1 Peter 4:10
“As every man hath received grace, ministering the same one to another: as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
Final Thoughts…
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