The word in Scripture

Maid in the Bible

The word maid appears 37 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A maid is a servant, humble and ready to obey. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What maid means in the Bible

A maid is a servant, humble and ready to obey.

Where the word maid appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word maid appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid.”Genesis 29:29

“When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.”Genesis 30:9

“And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.”Exodus 21:20

“He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.”Matthew 9:24

“And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.”Matthew 26:71

“And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them that stood by, This is one of them.”Mark 14:69

“And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and called, saying, Maid, arise.”Luke 8:54

“But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with him.”Luke 22:56