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Noun diakonos (servant) in the Gospels-Acts
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 20: 26 | It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant (diakonos), |
| 22: 13 | Then the king said to the servants (diakonos), 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' |
| 23: 11 | The greatest among you will be your servant (diakonos). |
Mark
| 9: 35 | He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant (diakonos) of all." |
| 10: 43 | But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant (diakonos), |
John
| 2: 5 | His mother said to the servants (diakonos), "Do whatever he tells you." |
| 2: 9 | When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants (diakonos) who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom |
| 12: 26 | Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant (diakonos) be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. |
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