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
Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I by Marcus Dods
Antecedently possessing the μορφὴ of God, He now de novo 'took' the μορφὴ of a bondservant.
From To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work by H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule
I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers who hold the testimony of Jesus.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Revelation by Anonymous
