5522 servants, working conditions of
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Those who serve are to be treated fairly and with respect. Jesus Christ himself chose to be a servant and lays responsibility of service on those who follow.

Servants are to be treated fairly

They are not to be exploited

Ephesians 6:9 See also Leviticus 25:39-40,53

They are to be paid fairly and promptly

Deuteronomy 24:14-15 See also Genesis 29:15; Leviticus 19:13; Numbers 18:29-31; 1 Kings 5:6; Job 7:1-2; Jeremiah 22:13; Matthew 20:4,8; Romans 4:4; Colossians 4:1; 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Examples of servants treated unfairly

James 5:4 See also Genesis 31:7,41; Exodus 2:23-24; Job 24:10-11; Malachi 3:5

Jesus Christ as a servant

Matthew 20:28 See also Philippians 2:7

Believers follow Jesus Christ's example as servants

They are servants of Jesus Christ and his church

Romans 1:1 See also Luke 1:38; 1 Corinthians 12:5; Corinthians 16:15; Ephesians 4:12; Colossians 1:23; Colossians 3:24

They work to please God

Ephesians 6:5-6 See also Colossians 3:22-24; Titus 2:9-10

Christian workers should be paid honourably

1 Timothy 5:17-18 See also Luke 10:7; 1 Corinthians 9:7-11; Galatians 6:6

God rewards his servants

Ephesians 6:8 See also Job 34:10-11; Proverbs 10:16; Matthew 6:3-4; Matthew 25:23; John 4:36; 2 Timothy 4:8

Service of sin has its reward

Romans 6:23 See also Proverbs 11:18; Hosea 9:1; 2 Peter 2:15

See also

2327  Christ as servant
5310  exploitation
5404  masters
5498  reward
5603  wages
5628  work
7160  servants of the Lord
7446  slavery
7715  deacons
7939  ministry
8342  servanthood
8790  oppression



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