Bible on Service

And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation, and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel’s father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

I have sent also unto you all my servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, saying, Return ye now every man from his evil way, and amend your doings, and go not after other gods to serve them, and ye shall dwell in the land which I have given to you and to your fathers: but ye have not inclined your ear, nor hearkened unto me.

And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.

Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

When men strive together one with another, and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand, and taketh him by the secrets:

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.

Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Many will intreat the favour of the prince: and every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.

Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister:

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

These things I command you, that ye love one another.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of Christ salute you.

All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with an holy kiss.

Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for the gift bestowed upon us by the means of many persons thanks may be given by many on our behalf.

Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

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

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.

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

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace be with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. The Second General Epistle of Peter

For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

And of some have compassion, making a difference: