Noun doulos (slave, servant) in the Gospels-Acts

(Translation from NRSV)


Matthew

8: 9For I also am a man under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave (doulos), 'Do this,' and he does it."
10: 24"A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a slave (doulos) above the master;
10: 25it is enough for the disciple to be like the teacher, and the slave (doulos) like the master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household!
13: 27And the slaves (doulos) of the householder came and said to him, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?'
13: 28He answered, 'An enemy has done this.' The slaves (doulos) said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?'
18: 23"For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves (doulos).
18: 26So the slave (doulos) fell on his knees before him, saying, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.'
18: 27And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave (doulos) released him and forgave him the debt.
18: 28But that same slave (doulos), as he went out, came upon one of his fellow who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, 'Pay what you owe.'
18: 32Then his lord summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked slave (doulos)! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.
20: 27and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave (doulos);
21: 34When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves (doulos) to the tenants to collect his produce.
21: 35But the tenants seized his slaves (doulos) and beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
21: 36Again he sent other slaves (doulos), more than the first; and they treated them in the same way.
22: 3He sent his slaves (doulos) to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come.
22: 4Again he sent other slaves (doulos), saying, 'Tell those who have been invited: Look, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready; come to the wedding banquet.'
22: 6while the rest seized his slaves (doulos), mistreated them, and killed them.
22: 8Then he said to his slaves (doulos), 'The wedding is ready, but those invited were not worthy.
22: 10Those slaves (doulos) went out into the streets and gathered all whom they found, both good and bad; so the wedding hall was filled with guests.
24: 45"Who then is the faithful and wise slave (doulos), whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their allowance of food at the proper time?
24: 46Blessed is that slave (doulos) whom his master will find at work when he arrives.
24: 48But if that wicked slave (doulos) says to himself, 'My master is delayed,'
24: 50the master of that slave (doulos) will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know.
25: 14"For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves (doulos) and entrusted his property to them;
25: 19After a long time the master of those slaves (doulos) came and settled accounts with them.
25: 21His master said to him, 'Well done, good and trustworthy slave (doulos); you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
25: 23His master said to him, 'Well done, good and trustworthy slave (doulos); you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
25: 26But his master replied, 'You wicked and lazy slave (doulos)! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter?
25: 30As for this worthless slave (doulos), throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
26: 51Suddenly, one of those with Jesus put his hand on his sword, drew it, and struck the slave (doulos) of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Mark

10: 44and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave (doulos) of all.
12: 2When the season came, he sent a slave (doulos) to the tenants to collect from them his share of the produce of the vineyard.
12: 4And again he sent another slave (doulos) to them; this one they beat over the head and insulted.
13: 34It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves (doulos) in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.
14: 47But one of those who stood near drew his sword and struck the slave (doulos) of the high priest, cutting off his ear.

Luke

2: 29"Master, now you are dismissing your servant (doulos) in peace, according to your word;
7: 2A centurion there had a slave (doulos) whom he valued highly, and who was ill and close to death.
7: 3When he heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his slave (doulos).
7: 8For I also am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes, and to another, 'Come,' and he comes, and to my slave (doulos), 'Do this,' and he does it."
7: 10When those who had been sent returned to the house, they found the slave (doulos) in good health.
12: 37Blessed are those slaves (doulos) 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 them.
12: 43Blessed is that slave (doulos) whom his master will find at work when he arrives.
12: 45But if that slave (doulos) says to himself, 'My master is delayed in coming,' and if he begins to beat the others, men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
12: 46the master of that slave (doulos) will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know, and will cut him in pieces, and put him with the unfaithful.
12: 47That slave (doulos) who knew what his master wanted, but did not prepare himself or do what was wanted, will receive a severe beating.
14: 17At the time for the dinner he sent his slave (doulos) to say to those who had been invited, 'Come; for everything is ready now.'
14: 21So the slave (doulos) returned and reported this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his slave (doulos), 'Go out at once into the streets and lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.'
14: 22And the slave (doulos) said, 'Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.'
14: 23Then the master said to the slave (doulos), 'Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.
15: 22But the father said to his slaves (doulos), 'Quickly, bring out a robe - the best one - and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
17: 7"Who among you would say to your slave (doulos) who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, 'Come here at once and take your place at the table'?
17: 9Do you thank the slave (doulos) for doing what was commanded?
17: 10So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, 'We are worthless slaves (doulos); we have done only what we ought to have done!'"
19: 13He summoned ten of his slaves (doulos), and gave them ten pounds, and said to them, 'Do business with these until I come back.'
19: 15When he returned, having received royal power, he ordered these slaves (doulos), to whom he had given the money, to be summoned so that he might find out what they had gained by trading.
19: 17He said to him, 'Well done, good slave (doulos)! Because you have been trustworthy in a very small thing, take charge of ten cities.'
19: 22He said to him, 'I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave (doulos)! You knew, did you, that I was a harsh man, taking what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow?
20: 10When the season came, he sent a slave (doulos) to the tenants in order that they might give him his share of the produce of the vineyard; but the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed.
20: 11Next he sent another slave (doulos); that one also they beat and insulted and sent away empty-handed.
22: 50Then one of them struck the slave (doulos) of the high priest and cut off his right ear.

John

4: 51As he was going down, his slaves (doulos) met him and told him that his child was alive.
8: 34Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave (doulos) to sin.
8: 35The slave (doulos) does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever.
13: 16Very truly, I tell you, servants (doulos) are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them.
15: 15I do not call you servants (doulos) any longer, because the servant (doulos) does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
15: 20Remember the word that I said to you, 'Servants (doulos) are not greater than their master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
18: 10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest's slave (doulos), and cut off his right ear. The slave (doulos)'s name was Malchus.
18: 18Now the slaves (doulos) and the police had made a charcoal fire because it was cold, and they were standing around it and warming themselves. Peter also was standing with them and warming himself.
18: 26One of the slaves (doulos) of the high priest, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, asked, "Did I not see you in the garden with him?"

Acts

2: 18Even upon my slaves (doulos), both men and women, in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.
4: 29And now, Lord, look at their threats, and grant to your servants (doulos) to speak your word with all boldness,
16: 17While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, "These men are slaves (doulos) of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation."