John 13:16

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.›

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Referenced Verses

  • John 15:20 : 20 ‹Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.›
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 ‹The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.›
  • Matt 10:24-25 : 24 ‹The disciple is not above› [his] ‹master, nor the servant above his lord.› 25 ‹It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more› [shall they call] ‹them of his household?›
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and› [of] ‹the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.›
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, ‹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.›

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    24‹The disciple is not above› [his] ‹master, nor the servant above his lord.›

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  • John 15:20-21
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    20‹Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.›

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  • Luke 22:26-27
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  • John 13:12-15
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    12So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, ‹Know ye what I have done to you?›

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  • Matt 23:10-11
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