25 Bible Verses About Serving Others

We all need community to live a healthy and well-connected life. So what does the Bible say about helping people and being of service to others? Whether you need a refresher on the importance of serving others or this is your first time learning what the Bible says about lending a hand to those in need, I hope these 25 Bible verses will give you ideas for ways to get more involved in your family and community.

After all, you’ve got something special to contribute to those around you. And after reading these verses, you might even realize you’ve got a passion for a cause that could really use your help. I hope these Bible verses about service will inspire you!

25 Bible Verses About Serving Others

Spend time with these Bible verses if you need to be reminded how important it is to care for others. God designed us to be in community—and that means being available for other people in a variety of ways.

Proverbs 3:27 (NIV)

“Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.”

Proverbs 11:25 (NIV)

“A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.”

Proverbs 22:9 (NIV)

“The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”

Isaiah 1:17 (NIV)

“Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.”

Matthew 5:16 (NIV)

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 10:8 (NIV)

“Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give.”

Matthew 23:11–12 (NIV)

“The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”

Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

Mark 10:45 (NIV)

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Luke 3:11 (NIV)

“John answered, ‘Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.’”

Acts 20:34–35 (NIV)

“You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Romans 12:13 (NIV)

“Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NIV)

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Galatians 5:13–14 (NIV)

“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Galatians 6:2 (NIV)

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

Ephesians 6:7–8 (NIV)

“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.”

Philippians 2:3–4 (NIV)

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)

“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”

Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”

Hebrews 13:16 (NIV)

“And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.”

James 2:14 (NIV)

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them?”

1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

1 John 3:17–18 (NIV)

“If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

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