even as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word delivered them to us,
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord will find watching when he comes. Most certainly I tell you, that he will dress himself, and make them recline, and will come and serve them.
But if that servant says in his heart, 'My lord delays his coming,' and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken,
But when he came to himself he said, 'How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough to spare, and I'm dying with hunger!
I am no more worthy to be called your son. Make me as one of your hired servants."'
"But the father said to his servants, 'Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.
He called one of the servants to him, and asked what was going on.
Even so you also, when you have done all the things that are commanded you, say, 'We are unworthy servants. We have done our duty.'"
He called ten servants of his, and gave them ten mina coins, and told them, 'Conduct business until I come.'
"It happened when he had come back again, having received the kingdom, that he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
Immediately he called them, and they left their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired servants, and went after him.
"It is like a man, traveling to another country, having left his house, and given authority to his servants, and to each one his work, and also commanded the doorkeeper to keep watch.
The servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where did this darnel come from?'
"He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' "The servants asked him, 'Do you want us to go and gather them up?'
and said to his servants, "This is John the Baptizer. He is risen from the dead. That is why these powers work in him."
Therefore the Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
"But that servant went out, and found one of his fellow servants, who owed him one hundred denarii, and he grabbed him, and took him by the throat, saying, 'Pay me what you owe!'
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry, and came and told to their lord all that was done.
When the season for the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive his fruit.
The farmers took his servants, beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they treated them the same way.
and sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.
Again he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'
and the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.
"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.
Those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.
Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'
and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with the drunkards,
"For it is like a man, going into another country, who called his own servants, and entrusted his goods to them.
"Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.
Let your ear now be attentive, and your eyes open, that you may listen to the prayer of your servant, which I pray before you at this time, day and night, for the children of Israel your servants while I confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Yes, I and my father's house have sinned.
"Now these are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power, and by your strong hand.
Lord, I beg you, let your ear be attentive now to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants, who delight to fear your name; and please prosper your servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man." Now I was cup bearer to the king.
Then answered I them, and said to them, "The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem."
It happened from that time forth, that half of my servants worked in the work, and half of them held the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the coats of mail; and the rulers were behind all the house of Judah.
So neither I, nor my brothers, nor my servants, nor the men of the guard who followed me, none of us took off our clothes. Everyone took his weapon to the water.
Yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children as their children. Behold, we bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters have been brought into bondage. Neither is it in our power to help it; for other men have our fields and our vineyards."
I likewise, my brothers and my servants, lend them money and grain. Please let us stop this usury.
But the former governors who were before me were supported by the people, and took bread and wine from them, besides forty shekels of silver; yes, even their servants ruled over the people: but I didn't do so, because of the fear of God.
Yes, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land: and all my servants were gathered there to the work.
The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
All the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety-two.
besides their male servants and their female servants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty-seven: and they had two hundred forty-five singing men and singing women.
and showed signs and wonders against Pharaoh, and against all his servants, and against all the people of his land; for you knew that they dealt proudly against them, and made a name for yourself, as it is this day.
"Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that you gave to our fathers to eat its fruit and its good, behold, we are servants in it.
Now these are the chiefs of the province who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah lived everyone in his possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.
It came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the Sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I set some of my servants over the gates, that no burden should be brought in on the Sabbath day.
Balaam answered the servants of Balak, "If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I can't go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or more.
God's anger was kindled because he went; and the angel of the LORD placed himself in the way for an adversary against him. Now he was riding on his donkey, and his two servants were with him.
and they said to Moses, "Your servants have taken the sum of the men of war who are under our command, and there lacks not one man of us.
the land which the LORD struck before the congregation of Israel, is a land for livestock; and your servants have livestock."
They said, "If we have found favor in your sight, let this land be given to your servants for a possession; don't bring us over the Jordan."
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben spoke to Moses, saying, "Your servants will do as my lord commands.
but your servants will pass over, every man who is armed for war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord says."
The children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered, saying, "As the LORD has said to your servants, so will we do.
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ; To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are at Philippi, with the overseers and servants:
the LORD redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned. By David.
The children also of his servants shall inherit it. Those who love his name shall dwell therein. For the Chief Musician. By David. A reminder.
They have given the dead bodies of your servants to be food for the birds of the sky, the flesh of your saints to the animals of the earth.
Why should the nations say, "Where is their God?" Let it be known among the nations, before our eyes, that vengeance for your servants' blood is being poured out.
Remember, Lord, the reproach of your servants, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the mighty peoples,
Relent, the LORD! How long? Have compassion on your servants!
Let your work appear to your servants; your glory to their children.
For your servants take pleasure in her stones, and have pity on her dust.
The children of your servants will continue. Their seed will be established before you." By David.
Praise the LORD, all you armies of his, you servants of his, who do his pleasure.
He makes his messengers winds; his servants flames of fire.
He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.
Praise Yah! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD.
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; so our eyes look to the LORD, our God, until he has mercy on us.
Look! Praise the LORD, all you servants of the LORD, who stand by night in the LORD's house!
Praise Yah! Praise the name of the LORD! Praise him, you servants of the LORD,
Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his servants;
For the LORD will judge his people, and have compassion on his servants.
This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,
But I have this against you, that you tolerate your woman, Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. She teaches and seduces my servants to commit sexual immorality, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.
A long white robe was given to each of them. They were told that they should rest yet for a while, until their fellow servants and their brothers, who would also be killed even as they were, should complete their course.
saying, "Don't harm the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, until we have sealed the bondservants of our God on their foreheads!"
but in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he is about to sound, then the mystery of God is finished, as he declared to his servants, the prophets.
The nations were angry, and your wrath came, as did the time for the dead to be judged, and to give your bondservants the prophets, their reward, as well as to the saints, and those who fear your name, to the small and the great; and to destroy those who destroy the earth."
for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."
A voice came forth from the throne, saying, "Give praise to our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, the small and the great!"
There will be no curse any more. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants serve him.
He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon."
Don't you know that to whom you present yourselves as servants to obedience, his servants you are whom you obey; whether of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness?
But thanks be to God, that, whereas you were bondservants of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching whereunto you were delivered.
Being made free from sin, you became bondservants of righteousness.
I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh, for as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification.
For when you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.
But now, being made free from sin, and having become servants of God, you have your fruit of sanctification, and the result of eternal life.
For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God's service, attending continually on this very thing.
Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters, and to be well-pleasing in all things; not contradicting;
But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn't they overtake your fathers? "Then they repented and said, 'Just as the LORD of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.'"
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