John 13:16
Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
KJV1611 – Modern English
Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Verily,{G281} verily,{G281} I say{G3004} unto you,{G5213} A servant{G1401} is{G2076} not{G3756} greater{G3187} than his{G846} lord;{G2962} neither{G3761} one that is sent{G652} greater{G3187} than he that sent{G3992} him.{G846}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Verily{G281}, verily{G281}, I say{G3004}{(G5719)} unto you{G5213}, The servant{G1401} is{G2076}{(G5748)} not{G3756} greater than{G3187} his{G846} lord{G2962}; neither{G3761} he that is sent{G652} greater than{G3187} he that sent{G3992}{(G5660)} him{G846}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
Verely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Verely verely I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then his lorde, nether is the Apostell greater then he that sent him.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto you: The seruaunt is not greater the his maister, neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
‹Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.›
Webster's Bible (1833)
Most assuredly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
American Standard Version (1901)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, a servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
American Standard Version (1901)
Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
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.
World English Bible (2000)
Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Referenced Verses
- John 15:20 : 20 Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
- Luke 6:40 : 40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
- Matt 10:24-25 : 24 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master. 25 It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!
- John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.'
- John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered him, 'Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Matt 10:24-252 verses81%
24 A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above the master.
25 It is enough for a disciple to become like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If they called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they call the members of his household!
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20 Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever receives anyone I send receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
- John 15:20-212 verses78%
20 Remember the word I spoke to you: A servant is not greater than his master. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
21 But they will do all these things to you because of my name, for they do not know the one who sent me.
- Luke 22:26-272 verses77%
26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves.
27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.
- John 13:12-154 verses76%
12 When He had washed their feet, put on His outer clothing, and reclined again, He said to them, 'Do you understand what I have done for you?'
13 'You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, because I am.'
14 If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example, so that you also should do just as I have done for you.
- Matt 23:10-112 verses76%
10 Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.
11 The greatest among you will be your servant.
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40 The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
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26 If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. And where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
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16 Jesus answered them, 'My teaching is not Mine, but comes from the One who sent Me.
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16 Whoever listens to you listens to Me; whoever rejects you rejects Me; and whoever rejects Me rejects Him who sent Me.
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17 If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.
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38 Nor do you have His word abiding in you, because you do not believe the one He sent.
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15 I no longer call you servants because a servant does not know what his master is doing. Instead, I have called you friends because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you.
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28 You heard me say to you, 'I am going away, and I will come to you.' If you loved me, you would have rejoiced because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I.
- Mark 10:43-442 verses71%
43 'But it shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,'
44 'and whoever wants to be first must be a slave to all.'
- Luke 17:7-104 verses71%
7 Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?
8 Instead, won't he say to him, ‘Prepare my dinner, make yourself ready and serve me while I eat and drink; after that, you may eat and drink’?
9 Does he thank that servant because he did what was commanded? I think not.
10 In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, 'We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.'
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18 As You sent Me into the world, I have also sent them into the world.
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13 No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
- Matt 20:26-272 verses71%
26 'It shall not be so among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.'
27 'And whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave.'
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19 So Jesus answered them, 'Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing by Himself; He only does what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does in the same way.'
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12 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do, and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
- John 8:34-352 verses70%
34 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin.
35 A slave does not remain in the household forever, but a son does remain forever.
- John 12:44-452 verses70%
44 Then Jesus cried out, "Whoever believes in Me does not believe in Me only, but in the One who sent Me.
45 "And whoever sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
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34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without measure.
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40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.
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11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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23 'So that everyone may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.'
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36 But I have testimony greater than John's: the works the Father has given Me to complete, the very works I am doing, testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
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43 Blessed is that servant whom his master finds doing so when he returns.
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18 The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of the One who sent him is truthful, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
- Luke 7:27-282 verses69%
27 'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'
28 'I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John the Baptist. Yet, the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.'
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17 This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet:
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49 For I have not spoken on My own, but the Father who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak.
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28 'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
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12 This is my commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.