Bible Concordances
Servant

Nave's Topical Bible

• 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
    Exodus 21:1-11,20,21,26,27,32; Leviticus 19:20-22; 25:6,10,35-55; Deuteronomy 15:12,14,18; 24:7
  • Kidnapping forbidden
    Deuteronomy 21:10-14; 24:7; 1 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 18:13
  • Fugitive, not to be returned to his master
    Deuteronomy 23:15,16
  • David erroneously supposed to be a fugitive slave
    1 Samuel 25:10
  • Instances of fugitive
    • Hagar, commanded by an angel to return to Sarah (Sarai), her owner
      Genesis 16:9
  • Sought by Shimei
    1 Kings 2:39-41
  • Onesimus interceded for, by Paul
    Philippians 1:21
  • Rights of those born to a master
    Genesis 14:14; 17:13,27; Exodus 21:4; Proverbs 29:21; Ecclesiastes 2:7; Jeremiah 2:14
  • Bought and sold
    Genesis 17:13,27; 37:28,36; 39:17; Deuteronomy 28:68; Esther 7:4; Ezekiel 27:13; Joel 3:6; Amos 8:6; Revelation 18:13
  • Captives of war became slaves
    Deuteronomy 20:14; 21:10-14; 2 Kings 5:2; 2 Chronicles 28:8,10; Lamentations 5:13
  • Captive bondservants shared by priests and Levites
    Numbers 31:28-47
  • Thieves punished by being made
    Genesis 43:18; Exodus 22:3
  • Defaulting debtors made
    Leviticus 25:39; Matthew 18:25
  • Children of defaulting debtors sold as
    2 Kings 4:1-7
  • Voluntary servitude of
    Leviticus 25:47; Deuteronomy 15:16,17; Joshua 9:11-21
  • Given as dowry
    Genesis 29:24,29
  • Owned by priests
    Leviticus 22:11; Mark 14:66
  • Slaves owned slaves
    2 Samuel 9:10
  • The master could marry, or give in marriage
    Exodus 21:7-10; Deuteronomy 21:10-14; 1 Chronicles 2:34,35
  • Taken in concubinage
    Genesis 16:1,2,6; 30:3,9
  • Used as soldiers by Abraham
    Genesis 14:14
  • Must be circumcised
    Genesis 17:13,27; Exodus 12:44
  • Must enjoy religious privileges with the master's household
    Deuteronomy 12:12,18; 16:11,14; 29:10,11
  • Must have rest on the sabbath
    Exodus 20:10; 23:12; Deuteronomy 5:14
  • Equal status of, with other disciples of Jesus
    1 Corinthians 7:21,22; 12:13; Galatians 3:28; Ephesians 6:8
  • Kindness to, commanded
    Leviticus 25:43; Ephesians 6:9
  • Bond service threatened, as a national punishment, for the Disobedience of Israel
    Deuteronomy 28:68; Joel 3:7,8
  • Degrading influences of bondage exemplified by cowardice
    Exodus 14:11,12; 16:3; Judges 5:16-18,23
  • Emancipation of
    Ezra 1:1-4; Jeremiah 34:8-22; 1 Corinthians 7:21
  • Freedmen called "Libertines,"
    Acts 6:9
  • Cruelty to
    • The Israelites
      Exodus 1:8-22; 2:1-4; Acts 7:19,34
  • An abandoned sick man
    1 Samuel 30:13
  • Kindness to
    • By the Roman centurion
      Matthew 8:8-13; Luke 7:2-10
    • By Paul
      Philippians 1:21

• INSTANCES OF
  • Joseph
    Genesis 37:26-28,36
  • Israelites
    Exodus 1:10-22; 5:7-14; Deuteronomy 6:12,21
  • Gibeonites
    Joshua 9:22-27
  • Canaanites
    1 Kings 9:21
  • The Jews in Babylon
    2 Chronicles 36:20; Esther 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10
  • Emancipation of
    2 Chronicles 36:23; Ezra 1:1-4

• FIGURATIVE
  Leviticus 25:42,55; Psalm 116:16; Matthew 24:45-51; Luke 12:35-48; 17:7-9; John 8:32-35; Romans 6:16-22; 1 Corinthians 4:1; 7:21-23; Galatians 5:13; 1 Peter 2:16; 2 Peter 2:19; Revelation 7:3

• INSTANCES OF GOOD
  • Joseph
    Genesis 39:2-20; 41:9-57; Acts 7:10
  • Elisha
    2 Kings 2:1-6
  • Servants
    • Of Abraham
      Genesis 24
    • Of Boaz
      Ruth 2:4
    • Of Jonathan
      1 Samuel 14:7
    • Of Abigail
      1 Samuel 25:14-17
    • Of David
      2 Samuel 12:18; 15:15,21
    • Of Ziba
      2 Samuel 9
    • Of Naaman
      2 Kings 5:2,3,13
    • Of Nehemiah
      Nehemiah 4:16,23
    • Of the Roman centurion
      Matthew 8:9
    • Of Cornelius
      Acts 10:7
    • Onesimus
      Philippians 1:11
  • Servants in the parable of the pounds and the parable of the talents
    Matthew 25:14-23; Luke 19:12-19

• WICKED AND UNFAITHFUL
  • Jeroboam
    1 Kings 11:26
  • Gehazi
    2 Kings 5:20-27
  • Zimri
    1 Kings 16:9,10; 2 Kings 9:31
  • Onesimus
    Philippians 1:11
  • Of Abraham and Lot
    Genesis 13:7
  • Of Abimelech
    Genesis 21:25
  • Of Ziba
    2 Samuel 16:1-4; 19:26,27
  • Of Absalom
    2 Samuel 13:28,29; 14:30
  • Of Shimei
    1 Kings 2:39
  • Of Joash
    2 Kings 12:19-21
  • Of Amon
    2 Kings 21:23
  • Of Job
    Job 19:15,16
  • In the parable of the talents and the parable of the pounds
    Matthew 25:24-30; Luke 19:20-26
  • In the parable of the vineyard
    Matthew 21:33-41; Mark 12:1-9
  • Conspiracy by
  • See CONSPIRACY

• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
  Genesis 16:6-9; Exodus 20:10; Deuteronomy 5:14; Nehemiah 5:8; Job 19:15,16; 31:13,14; Psalm 123:2; Proverbs 12:9; 13:17; 17:2; 19:10; 25:13; 26:6; 27:18,27; 29:19,21; 30:10,21-23; Ecclesiastes 7:21; Isaiah 52:3; Jeremiah 22:13; 34:8-17; Lamentations 5:8; Zephaniah 1:9; Malachi 1:6; Matthew 8:9; 10:24,25; 24:45-51; Luke 12:35-48; 16:1-13; 17:7-9; 22:27; John 13:16; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 7:21-24; Ephesians 6:5-9; Colossians 3:22-25; 1 Timothy 6:1,2; Titus 2:9,10; 1 Peter 2:18-20
  • See EMPLOYEE
  • See EMPLOYER
  • See MASTER

• HIRED
  • Jacob
    Genesis 29:15; 30:26
  • Re-employed
    Genesis 30:27-34; 31:6,7,41
  • Parable of
    • The laborers of a vineyard
      Matthew 20:1-15
    • The father of the prodigal son
      Luke 15:17,19
  • The rebellious son
    Luke 15:15-19
  • Treatment of, more considerate than that of slaves
    Leviticus 25:53
  • Await employment in the marketplace
    Matthew 20:1-3
  • Wages paid
    • In kind
      Genesis 30:31,32; 2 Chronicles 2:10
    • In money
      Matthew 20:2
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
    Leviticus 19:13; 25:39-41; Deuteronomy 24:14,15; Job 7:1,2; 14:6; Malachi 3:5; Matthew 10:9,10; Luke 10:7; Romans 4:4; Colossians 4:1; 1 Timothy 5:18; James 5:4
  • See MASTERS
  • See WAGES