Lexicon :: Strong's G1247 - diakoneō

Then the devil left him, and angels came and began to serve him.

So he touched her hand, and the fever left her. Then she got up and began to serve him.

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

“Then they too will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help you? ’

Many women who had followed Jesus from Galilee and looked after him were there, watching from a distance.

He was in the wilderness forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him.

So he went to her, took her by the hand, and raised her up. The fever left her,[fn] and she began to serve them.

“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.”[fn]

In Galilee these women followed him and took care of him. Many other women had come up with him to Jerusalem.

So he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. She got up immediately and began to serve them.

Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.

But Martha was distracted by her many tasks, and she came up and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? So tell her to give me a hand.”[fn]

“Blessed will be those servants the master finds alert when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will get ready,[fn] have them recline at the table, then come and serve them.

“Instead, will he not tell him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat, get ready, and serve me while I eat and drink; later you can eat and drink’?

“It is not to be like that among you. On the contrary, whoever is greatest among you should become like the youngest, and whoever leads, like the one serving.

So they gave a dinner for him there; Martha was serving them, and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with him.

“If anyone serves me, he must follow me. Where I am, there my servant also will be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, “It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables.

After sending to Macedonia two of those who assisted him, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while.

Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints,

You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered[fn] by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God ​— ​not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.[fn]

And not only that, but he was also appointed by the churches to accompany us with this gracious gift that we are administering for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eagerness to help.

They must also be tested first; if they prove blameless, then they can serve as deacons.

For those who have served well as deacons acquire a good standing for themselves and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.

I wanted to keep him with me, so that in my imprisonment for the gospel he might serve me in your place.

For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love[fn] you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints ​— ​and by continuing to serve them.

It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you. These things have now been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven ​— ​angels long to catch a glimpse of these things.

Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve others, as good stewards of the varied grace of God.