John 13:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 15:20 : 20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.
  • Matt 10:24-25 : 24 A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 81%

    24A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.

    25It is enough for the disciple that he may be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have given the name Beelzebub to the master of the house, how much more to those of his house!

  • 20Truly I say to you, He who takes to his heart anyone whom I send, takes me to his heart; and he who so takes me, takes him who sent me.

  • 78%

    20Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.

    21They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.

  • 77%

    26But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

    27For which is greater, the guest who is seated at a meal or the servant who is waiting on him? is it not the guest? but I am among you as a servant.

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    12Then, after washing their feet and putting on his robe again, he took his seat and said to them, Do you see what I have done to you?

    13You give me the name of Master and Lord: and you are right; that is what I am.

    14If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.

    15I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.

  • 76%

    10And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.

    11But let the greatest among you be your servant.

  • 40The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.

  • 26If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • 16Jesus gave them this answer: It is not my teaching, but his who sent me.

  • 16Whoever gives ear to you, gives ear to me; and whoever is against you, is against me; and whoever is against me, is against him who sent me.

  • 17If these things are clear to you, happy are you if you do them.

  • 38And you have not kept his word in your hearts, because you have not faith in him whom he has sent.

  • 15No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

  • 28Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • 71%

    43But it is not so among you: but whoever has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant:

    44And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him be servant of all.

  • Luke 17:7-10
    4 verses
    71%

    7But which of you, having a servant who is ploughing or keeping sheep, will say to him, when he comes in from the field, Come now and be seated and have a meal,

    8Will he not say, Get a meal for me, and make yourself ready and see to my needs till I have had my food and drink; and after that you may have yours?

    9Does he give praise to the servant because he did what was ordered?

    10In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

  • 18Even as you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world.

  • 13No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

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    26Let it not be so among you: but if anyone has a desire to become great among you, let him be your servant;

    27And whoever has a desire to be first among you, let him take the lowest place:

  • 19So Jesus made answer and said, Truly I say to you, The Son is not able to do anything himself; he is able to do only what he sees the Father doing; whatever the Father does the Son does it in the same way.

  • 12Truly I say to you, He who puts his faith in me will do the very works which I do, and he will do greater things than these, because I am going to my Father.

  • John 8:34-35
    2 verses
    70%

    34And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.

    35Now the servant does not go on living in the house for ever, but the son does.

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    44Then Jesus said with a loud voice, He who has faith in me, has faith not in me, but in him who sent me.

    45And he who sees me, sees him who sent me.

  • 34For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.

  • 40He who gives honour to you gives honour to me; and he who gives honour to me gives honour to him who sent me.

  • 11Truly I say to you, Among the sons of women there has not been a greater than John the Baptist: but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

  • 23So that all men may give honour to the Son even as they give honour to the Father. He who gives no honour to the Son gives no honour to the Father who sent him.

  • 36But the witness which I have is greater than that of John: the work which the Father has given me to do, the very work which I am now doing, is a witness that the Father has sent me.

  • 43Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

  • 18The man whose words come from himself is looking for glory for himself, but he who is looking for the glory of him who sent him--that man is true and there is no evil in him.

  • Luke 7:27-28
    2 verses
    69%

    27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

    28I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

  • 17So that what was said by Isaiah the prophet might come true,

  • 49For I have not said it on my authority, but the Father who sent me gave me orders what to say and how to say it.

  • 28You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • 12This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.