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G1398δουλεύωdouleuō

be a slavePart of speech: Greek Verb

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Occurrences by book

  1. 2
  2. Mark: 0
  3. 3
  4. 1
  5. 2
  6. 7
  7. 1 Corinthians: 0
  8. 2 Corinthians: 0
  9. 4
  10. 1
  11. 1
  12. 1
  13. 1
  14. 2 Thessalonians: 0
  15. 1
  16. 2 Timothy: 0
  17. 1
  18. Philemon: 0
  19. Hebrews: 0
  20. James: 0
  21. 1 Peter: 0
  22. 2 Peter: 0
  23. 1 John: 0
  24. 2 John: 0
  25. 3 John: 0
  26. Jude: 0
  27. Revelation: 0

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25 occurrences in 23 verses

With their references and text in World English Bible.

  1. Matthew 6:24

    "No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.

    δουλεύειν· douleuein “to serve;”δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

  2. Luke 15:29

    But he answered his father, 'Behold, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed a commandment of yours, but you never gave me a goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.

    δουλεύω douleuō “I serve”

  3. Luke 16:13

    No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. You aren't able to serve God and mammon."

    δουλεύειν· douleuein “to serve;”δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

  4. John 8:33

    They answered him, "We are Abraham's seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, 'You will be made free?'"

    δεδουλεύκαμεν dedouleukamen “have we been under bondage”

  5. Acts 7:7

    'I will judge the nation to which they will be in bondage,' said God, 'and after that will they come out, and serve me in this place.'

    δουλεύσουσιν, douleusousin “they will be in bondage,”

  6. Acts 20:19

    serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears, and with trials which happened to me by the plots of the Jews;

    δουλεύων douleuōn “serving”

  7. Romans 6:6

    knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

    δουλεύειν douleuein “being enslaved”

  8. Romans 7:6

    But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.

    δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

  9. Romans 7:25

    I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God's law, but with the flesh, the sin's law.

    δουλεύω douleuō “serve”

  10. Romans 9:12

    it was said to her, "The elder will serve the younger."

    δουλεύσει douleusei “will serve”

  11. Romans 12:11

    not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

    δουλεύοντες, douleuontes “serving,”

  12. Romans 14:18

    For he who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to God and approved by men.

    δουλεύων douleuōn “serving”

  13. Romans 16:18

    For those who are such don't serve our Lord, Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and flattering speech, they deceive the hearts of the innocent.

    δουλεύουσιν douleuousin “serve”

  14. Galatians 4:8

    However at that time, not knowing God, you were in bondage to those who by nature are not gods.

    ἐδουλεύσατε edouleusate “you were enslaved”

  15. Galatians 4:9

    But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elements, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?

    δουλεύειν douleuein “to be enslaved”

  16. Galatians 4:25

    For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia, and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now, for she is in bondage with her children.

    δουλεύει douleuei “she is in slavery”

  17. Galatians 5:13

    For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

    δουλεύετε douleuete “do serve”

  18. Ephesians 6:7

    with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

    δουλεύοντες douleuontes “rendering service”

  19. Philippians 2:22

    But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Gospel.

    ἐδούλευσεν edouleusen “he has served”

  20. Colossians 3:24

    knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

    δουλεύετε. douleuete “you serve.”

  21. 1 Thessalonians 1:9

    For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

    δουλεύειν douleuein “to serve”

  22. 1 Timothy 6:2

    Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

    δουλευέτωσαν, douleuetōsan “they should serve [them],”

  23. Titus 3:3

    For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

    δουλεύοντες douleuontes “serving”