His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’

But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.

“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.

“On the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty, “they will be my treasured possession. I will spare them, just as a father has compassion and spares his son who serves him.”

How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!

Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.

Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God’s slaves.

Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.

Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.

For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.