John 15:20

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

Remember the sayinge that I sayde vnto you: the servaute is not greater then his LORde. Yf they have persecuted me so will they persecute you Yf they have kept my sayinge so will they kepe youres.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Μνημονεύετε τοῦ λόγου οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν, Οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ. Εἰ ἐμὲ ἐδίωξαν, καὶ ὑμᾶς διώξουσιν· εἰ τὸν λόγον μου ἐτήρησαν, καὶ τὸν ὑμέτερον τηρήσουσιν.

Transliteration

Mnēmoneuete tou logou hou egō eipon humin, Ouk estin doulos meizōn tou kuriou autou. Ei eme ediōxan, and humas diōxousin; ei ton logon mou etērēsan, and the humeteron tērēsousin.

Grammar Details

• *Mnēmoneuete*: present imperative, active, second person plural - remember
• *tou logou*: genitive, masculine, singular - the word
• *hou*: relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - which
• *egō*: nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I
• *eipon*: aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I said
• *humin*: dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]
• *Ouk estin*: negative + present indicative, active, third person singular - is not
• *doulos*: nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant
• *meizōn*: nominative, masculine, singular, comparative adjective - greater
• *tou kuriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - than the lord/master
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him
• *Ei*: conditional particle - if
• *eme*: accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me
• *ediōxan*: aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they persecuted
• *humas*: accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]
• *diōxousin*: future indicative, active, third person plural - they will persecute
• *ei*: conditional particle - if
• *ton logon*: accusative, masculine, singular - the word
• *mou*: genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me
• *etērēsan*: aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they kept
• *humeteron*: accusative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - yours
• *tērēsousin*: future indicative, active, third person plural - they will keep

Word Meanings

• *Mnēmoneuete*: remember/keep in mind/recall
• *logou*: word/saying/message
• *eipon*: said/told/spoke
• *doulos*: slave/servant/bondservant
• *meizōn*: greater/more important
• *kuriou*: lord/master/owner
• *ediōxan*: persecuted/pursued/harassed
• *diōxousin*: will persecute/will pursue/will harass
• *etērēsan*: kept/observed/obeyed
• *tērēsousin*: will keep/will observe/will obey

Referenced Verses

• 2 Tim 3:12 : 12 Ye and all that will live godly in Christ Iesu must suffre persecucions.
• John 13:16 : 16 Verely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him.
• 2 Cor 4:9 : 9 We are persecuted: but are not forsake. We are cast doune: neverthelesse we perisshe not.
• 1 Thess 2:15 : 15 Which as they kylled the LORde Iesus and their awne prophetes even so have they persecuted vs and God they please not and are contrary to all men
• Matt 10:24 : 24 The disciple ys not above hys master: nor yet ye servaut above his LORde.
• 1 Cor 4:12 : 12 and laboure workinge with oure awne hondes. We are revysed and yet we blesse. We are persecuted and suffer it.
• Acts 4:27-30 : 27 For of a trueth agaynst thy holy chylde Iesus whom thou hast annoynted bothe Herode and also Poncius Pylate with the Gentils and the people of Israel gaddered them selves to gedder 28 for to do whatsoever thy honde and thy counsell determined before to be done. 29 And now Lorde beholde their threatenynges and graunte vnto thy servauntes with all confidence to speake thy worde. 30 So that thou stretche forth thy honde that healynge and signes and wonders be done by the name of thy holy chylde Iesus.
• Acts 7:52-60 : 52 Which of the prophetes have not youre fathers persecuted? And they have slayne them which shewed before of the commynge of that iust whom ye have now betrayed and mordred. 53 And ye also have receaved a lawe by the ordinaunce of angels and have not kept it. 54 When they hearde these thinges their hertes clave a sunder and they gnasshed on him with their tethe. 55 But he beynge full of the holy goost loked vp stedfastlye with his eyes into heven and sawe the glorie of God and Iesus stondynge on the ryght honde of God 56 and sayde: beholde I se the hevens open and the sonne of man stondynge on the ryght honde of god. 57 Then they gave a shute with a loude voyce and stopped their eares and ranne apon him all at once 58 and caste him out of the cite and stoned him. And the witnesses layde doune their clothes at a yonge mannes fete named Saul. 59 And they stoned Steven callynge on and sayinge: Lorde Iesu receave my sprete. 60 And he kneled doune and cryed with a loude voyce: Lorde laye not this synne to their charge. And when he had thus spoken he fell a slepe.
• Luke 2:34 : 34 And Simeon blessed them and sayde vnto Mary his mother: beholde this chyld shalbe the fall and resurreccio of many in Israel and a signe which shalbe spoke agaynste.
• Luke 6:40 : 40 The disciple is not above his master. Every ma shalbe perfecte even as his master is.
• John 5:16 : 16 And therfore the Iewes dyd persecute Iesus and sought the meanes to slee him because he had done these thinges on the Saboth daye.
• John 7:32 : 32 The pharises hearde that the people murmured suche thinges about him. Wherfore ye pharises and hye prestes sent ministres forthe to take him.
• John 8:51 : 51 Verely verely I saye vnto you yf a man kepe my sayinges he shall never se deeth.
• John 8:59 : 59 Then toke they vp stones to caste at him. But Iesus hid him selfe and went out of ye temple.
• John 10:31 : 31 Then the Iewes agayne toke up stones to stone him with all.
• John 11:57 : 57 The hye prestes and Pharises had geven a comaundemet that yf eny man knew where he were he shuld shewe it that they myght take him.