Bible Verses AboutMaster
Bible verses about Master
Understanding "Master" in scripture is pivotal to grasping our relationship with God and Christ. The Bible uses "Master" to depict both earthly authority and divine sovereignty. Exploring these verses illuminates the profound implications of submission, obedience, and service. By studying how biblical figures interacted with their masters, both human and divine, we gain insight into humility, responsibility, and the true meaning of discipleship. This knowledge equips us to better navigate our own lives, fostering a deeper connection with the ultimate Master and living a life reflecting His teachings and love. Let the scriptures guide you toward a fuller understanding of this vital concept.
Most Helpful Verses
Begin with these carefully selected verses that address this topic most directly.
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
Scripture Passages
And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, and captain of the guard.
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
I removed his shoulder from the burden: his hands were delivered from the pots.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the rivers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set.
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple; the king is held in the galleries.
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.
And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the Lord.
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me.
And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes:
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.
And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit whether the Lord had made his journey prosperous or not.
For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure, wherewith the Lord was wroth against you to destroy you. But the Lord hearkened unto me at that time also.
The mountains skipped like rams, and the little hills like lambs.
Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border:
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
But Rab–shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.
And the Lord hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him.
Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.
And if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.
Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
And I gave thee thy master’s house, and thy master’s wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria have blasphemed me.
Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also draw for thy camels: let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master’s son.
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life: but with me thou shalt be in safeguard.
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all that the Lord commanded Moses.
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it.
And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty:
Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence,
Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
But Rab–shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
But thou, Lord, art most high for evermore.
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that are with me. And he said, What needeth it? let me find grace in the sight of my lord.
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
And it came to pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his eye’s sake.
And he said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do.
And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in his quiver hath he hid me;
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father’s house.
If there be yet many years behind, according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for.
Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let him die, and we also will be my lord’s bondmen.
Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.
But Rab–shakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?
He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go, and I will go before thee.
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her, because thou hast humbled her.
Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications.
And Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand: and I took the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh’s cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh’s hand.
And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the Lord’s anointed. And now see where the king’s spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.
Reflection
Contemplating Master
Exploring biblical verses about "Master" reveals a multifaceted understanding of authority, service, and ultimately, discipleship. These passages highlight both the earthly master-servant relationship and, more importantly, the supreme Lordship of Jesus Christ. Whether considering commands for just treatment of human servants or the call to submit to Christ as our ultimate Master, the verses emphasize responsibility, respect, and obedience. Recognizing Jesus as Master transforms our perspective, shaping our actions and motivations toward serving Him and others with humility and dedication. Reflecting on these verses encourages a constant self-assessment: Are we truly living as servants of Christ, reflecting His character in all aspects of our lives? Let these principles guide us toward a deeper commitment to His Lordship and a more impactful expression of our faith.
May these verses about master bring wisdom and guidance to your spiritual journey
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