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Verb diakoneō (to serve) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 4: 11 | Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and served (diakoneō) him. |
| 8: 15 | he touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve (diakoneō) him. |
| 20: 28 | just as the Son of Man came not to be served (diakoneō) but to serve (diakoneō), and to give his life a ransom for many." |
| 25: 44 | Then they also will answer, 'Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not serve (diakoneō) you?' |
| 27: 55 | Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had served (diakoneō) him. |
Mark
| 1: 13 | He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels served (diakoneō) him. |
| 1: 31 | He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve (diakoneō) them. |
| 10: 45 | For the Son of Man came not to be served (diakoneō) but to serve (diakoneō), and to give his life a ransom for many." |
| 15: 41 | These used to follow him and served (diakoneō) him when he was in Galilee; and there were many other women who had come up with him to Jerusalem. |
Luke
| 4: 39 | Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. Immediately she got up and began to serve (diakoneō) them. |
| 8: 3 | and Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, and Susanna, and many others, who served (diakoneō) them out of their resources. |
| 10: 40 | But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve (diakoneō) by myself? Tell her then to help me." |
| 12: 37 | Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve (diakoneō) them. |
| 17: 8 | Would you not rather say to him, 'Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve (diakoneō) me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink'? |
| 22: 26 | But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves (diakoneō). |
| 22: 27 | For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves (diakoneō)? Is it not the one at the table? But I am among you as one who serves (diakoneō). |
John
| 12: 2 | There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served (diakoneō), and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. |
| 12: 26 | Whoever serves (diakoneō) me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves (diakoneō) me, the Father will honor. |
Acts
| 6: 2 | And the twelve called together the whole community of the disciples and said, "It is not right that we should neglect the word of God in order to serve (diakoneō) at tables. |
| 19: 22 | So he sent two of those serving (diakoneō) him, Timothy and Erastus, to Macedonia, while he himself stayed for some time longer in Asia. |
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