bondservant

Example Sentences

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All you see is this kind of Christian-used churchy word "bondservant," which you never hear outside of a biblical reference.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2021

His grandfather, Cao Yin, was an imperial bondservant, an important functionary in the south, who enjoyed high favour with the emperor Kangxi.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2016

Likewise he who was called being free is Christ's bondservant.

From The World English Bible (WEB): 1 Corinthians by Anonymous

Have you ever known the thrill of resolving to become the bondservant and the slave of some great cause not your own?

From Expositions of Holy Scripture Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and First Book of Samuel, Second Samuel, First Kings, and Second Kings chapters I to VII by Maclaren, Alexander

Because the fruit of the vineyard had not been freely rendered, a bondservant was sent to demand it.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.