John 13:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ· οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν.

Transliteration

Amēn, amēn, legō to you, Not is doulos meizōn of the kyriou of him; nor apostolos meizōn of the one having pempsantos him.

Grammar Details

*Amēn*: Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily
*legō*: present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell
*doulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant
*meizōn*: nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - greater
*kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - lord/master
*apostolos*: nominative, masculine, singular - apostle/sent one
*pempsantos*: aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having sent

Word Meanings

*Amēn*: truly/verily/certainly
*legō*: say/tell/speak
*doulos*: slave/servant/bondservant
*meizōn*: greater/superior/more important
*kyriou*: lord/master/owner
*apostolos*: apostle/messenger/one who is sent
*pempsantos*: having sent/having dispatched

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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