The best Bible verses for service (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for service (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"“Who has stirred up this king from the east, rightly calling him to God’s service? Who gives this man victory over many nations and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? With his sword, he reduces armies to dust. With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind."Isaiah 41:2
"“Who has stirred up this king from the east, rightly calling him to God’s service? Who gives this man victory over many nations and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? With his sword, he reduces armies to dust. With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind."Isaiah 41:2
"You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. I urge you, dear brothers and sisters,"1 Corinthians 16:15
"I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength to do his work. He considered me trustworthy and appointed me to serve him,"1 Timothy 1:12
"They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem."2 Corinthians 8:4
"We are also sending another brother with Titus. All the churches praise him as a preacher of the Good News."2 Corinthians 8:18
"I really don’t need to write to you about this ministry of giving for the believers in Jerusalem."2 Corinthians 9:1
"So two good things will result from this ministry of giving — the needs of the believers in Jerusalem will be met, and they will joyfully express their thanks to God."2 Corinthians 9:12
"They also took all the ash buckets, shovels, lamp snuffers, basins, dishes, and all the other bronze articles used for making sacrifices at the Temple."Jeremiah 52:18
"For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God."John 16:2
"But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”"Luke 9:62
"But I will rejoice even if I lose my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God, just like your faithful service is an offering to God. And I want all of you to share that joy."Philippians 2:17
"So I have reason to be enthusiastic about all Christ Jesus has done through me in my service to God."Romans 15:17
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for service (NLT) are Isaiah 41:2, 1 Corinthians 12:5, 1 Corinthians 16:15. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to service (NLT) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for service (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.