bondservant

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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

Verily, verily, I say unto you, Every one that committeth sin is the bondservant of sin.

From His Life A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels by Barton, William Eleazar

So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.'

From Unspoken Sermons Series I., II., and II. by MacDonald, George

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