274 verses contain “master” (in the KJV: 193, in the BSB: 193) — showing 201–274
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And ye
yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the
wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
Then you will be like servants waiting for their
master to return from the
wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks, they can open the door for him at once.
Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching:
verily I say unto you, that he shall
gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
Blessed are those servants whom the
master finds on watch when he returns. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve and will have them
recline at the table, and he himself will come and wait on them.
And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise
steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise
manager, whom the
master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns.
But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be
drunken;
But suppose that servant says in his heart, ‘My
master will be a long time in coming,’ and he begins to beat the menservants and maidservants, and to eat and drink and get
drunk.
The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will
appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
The
master of that servant will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not
anticipate. Then he will cut him to pieces and
assign him a place with the unbelievers.
And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.
When once the
master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to
knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
After the
master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside
knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’
So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the
master of the house being
angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in
hither the poor, and the
maimed, and the
halt, and the blind.
The servant returned and reported all this to his
master. Then the owner of the house became
angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and
alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the
crippled, the blind, and the
lame.’
And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the
highways and hedges, and
compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
So the
master told his servant, ‘Go out to the
highways and hedges and
compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
The
manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my
master is taking away my position? I am too weak to
dig and too
ashamed to
beg.
So he called every one of his lord’s debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?
And he called in each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first.
And the lord
commended the unjust
steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
No servant can serve two
masters: for either he will
hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and
despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and
mammon.
No servant can serve two
masters. Either he will
hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and
despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
and raised their voices,
shouting, “Jesus,
Master, have mercy on us!”
And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good
Master, what shall I do to
inherit eternal life?
Then a certain ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?”
Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.
The first servant came forward and said, ‘
Master, your
mina has produced ten more
minas.’
And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority over ten cities.
His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’
And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.
The second servant came and said, ‘
Master, your
mina has made five
minas.’
And another came, saying, Lord, behold, here is thy pound, which I have kept laid up in a
napkin:
Then another servant came and said, ‘
Master, here is your
mina, which I have laid away in a piece of cloth.
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an
austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and
reaping that I did not
sow:
His
master replied, ‘You wicked servant, I will judge you by your own words. So you knew that I am a harsh man, withdrawing what I did not deposit and
reaping what I did not
sow?
(And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)
‘Master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
And some of the
Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him,
Master,
rebuke thy disciples.
But some of the
Pharisees in the crowd said to Him, “Teacher,
rebuke Your disciples!”
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly:
“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no
partiality, but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.
Then certain of the
scribes answering said,
Master, thou hast well said.
Some of the
scribes answered, “Teacher, You have spoken well!”
And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? and what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?
“Teacher,” they asked, “when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that they are about to take place?”
And ye shall say unto the
goodman of the house, The
Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the
passover with my disciples?
and say to the owner of that house, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is the
guest room, where I may eat the
Passover with My disciples?’
Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him,
Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted,
Master,) where dwellest thou?
Jesus turned and saw them following. “What do you want?” He asked. They said to Him, “
Rabbi” (which means Teacher), “where are You staying?”
And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it.
“Now draw some out,” He said, “and take it to the
master of the
banquet.” They did so,
When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the
bridegroom,
and the
master of the
banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the
bridegroom aside
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.
Meanwhile the disciples urged Him, “
Rabbi, eat something.”
They say unto him,
Master, this woman was taken in
adultery, in the very act.
and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of
adultery.
And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
and His disciples asked Him, “
Rabbi, who
sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
His disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?
“
Rabbi,” they replied, “the Jews just tried to stone You, and You are going back there?”
And when she had so said, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and calleth for thee.
After
Martha had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary aside to tell her, “The Teacher is here and is asking for you.”
Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
You call Me Teacher and Lord, and rightly so, because I am.
If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.
Verily,
verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his
master, nor is a
messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have made known to you.
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have
persecuted me, they will also
persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his
master.’ If they
persecuted Me, they will
persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to Him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).
And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain
damsel possessed with a spirit of
divination met us, which brought her
masters much gain by
soothsaying:
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave
girl with a spirit of
divination, who
earned a large income for her
masters by fortune-telling.
And when her
masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and
Silas, and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,
When the
girl’s owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and
Silas and
dragged them before the authorities in the marketplace.
Nevertheless the
centurion believed the
master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
But contrary to Paul’s advice, the
centurion was persuaded by the
pilot and by the owner of the ship.
For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own
master he standeth or falleth.
Yea, he shall be
holden up: for God is able to make him stand.
Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise
masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth
thereon. But let every man take
heed how he buildeth
thereupon.
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an
expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
And every man that striveth for the
mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
Servants, be
obedient to them that are your
masters according to the flesh, with fear and
trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Slaves, obey your earthly
masters with respect and fear and
sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
And, ye
masters, do the same things unto them,
forbearing threatening: knowing that your
Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.
And
masters, do the same for your slaves. Give up your use of threats, because you know that He who is both their
Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no
favoritism with Him.
Servants, obey in all things your
masters according to the flesh; not with
eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
Slaves, obey your earthly
masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with
sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.
Masters, supply your slaves with what is right and fair, since you know that you also have a Master in heaven.
Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own
masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not
blasphemed.
All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
And they that have believing
masters, let them not
despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and
exhort.
Those who have believing
masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and
encourage these principles.
Likewise, a
competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
If a man therefore
purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour,
sanctified, and meet for the
master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.
So if
anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor:
sanctified, useful to the
Master, and prepared for every good work.
Exhort servants to be
obedient unto their own
masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;
Slaves are to submit to their own
masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not
argumentative,
My brethren, be not many
masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater
condemnation.
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
Servants, be subject to your
masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the
froward.
Servants, submit
yourselves to your
masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable.
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who
privily shall bring in
damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive
heresies, even denying the
Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in
bondage.
They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to
depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has
mastered him.
For there are certain men
crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this
condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into
lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
For certain men have
crept in among you unnoticed—ungodly ones who were designated long ago for
condemnation. They turn the grace of our God into a
license for immorality, and they deny our only
Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
But thou,
mastering thy power, judgest with
equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou
wilt.
The master and the servant were punished after one manner; and like as the king, so suffered the common person.
He that feareth the Lord will honour his father, and will do service unto his parents, as to his masters.
If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee; though afterward he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him.
If thou be made the
master of a feast, lift not
thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest; take
diligent care for them, and so sit down.
Afterward departed he in all
haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be
master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force.
In the hundred
fourscore and eighth year, the people that were at Jerusalem and in
Judea, and the council, and
Judas, sent
greeting and health unto
Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus’
master, who was of the stock of the
anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt:
For as the
master builder of a new house must care for the whole building; but he that undertaketh to set it out, and
paint it, must seek out fit things for the
adorning thereof: even so I think it is with us.
And
forthwith calling Nicanor, who had been
master of the elephants, and making him governor over
Judea, he sent him forth,