John 13:16

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;

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Referenced Verses

  • John 15:20 : 20 `Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;
  • Luke 6:40 : 40 A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.
  • Matt 10:24-25 : 24 `A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord; 25 sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?
  • John 3:5 : 5 Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;
  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

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  • Matt 10:24-25
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    81%

    24`A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;

    25sufficient to the disciple that he may be as his teacher, and the servant as his lord; if the master of the house they did call Beelzeboul, how much more those of his household?

  • John 13:20
    78%

    20verily, verily, I say to you, he who is receiving whomsoever I may send, doth receive me; and he who is receiving me, doth receive Him who sent me.'

  • John 15:20-21
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    78%

    20`Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;

    21but all these things will they do to you, because of my name, because they have not known Him who sent me;

  • Luke 22:26-27
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    77%

    26but ye `are' not so, but he who is greater among you -- let him be as the younger; and he who is leading, as he who is ministering;

    27for who is greater? he who is reclining (at meat), or he who is ministering? is it not he who is reclining (at meat)? and I -- I am in your midst as he who is ministering.

  • John 13:12-15
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    76%

    12When, therefore, he washed their feet, and took his garments, having reclined (at meat) again, he said to them, `Do ye know what I have done to you?

    13ye call me, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;

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    15`For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;

  • Matt 23:10-11
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    10nor may ye be called directors, for one is your director -- the Christ.

    11And the greater of you shall be your ministrant,

  • Luke 6:40
    75%

    40A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

  • John 12:26
    73%

    26if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.

  • John 7:16
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    16Jesus answered them and said, `My teaching is not mine, but His who sent me;

  • Luke 10:16
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    16`He who is hearing you, doth hear me; and he who is putting you away, doth put me away; and he who is putting me away, doth put away Him who sent me.'

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    72%

    17if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;

  • John 5:38
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    38and His word ye have not remaining in you, because whom He sent, him ye do not believe.

  • John 15:15
    71%

    15no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.

  • John 14:28
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    28ye heard that I said to you -- I go away, and I come unto you; if ye did love me, ye would have rejoiced that I said -- I go on to the Father, because my Father is greater than I.

  • Mark 10:43-44
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    43but not so shall it be among you; but whoever may will to become great among you, he shall be your minister,

    44and whoever of you may will to become first, he shall be servant of all;

  • Luke 17:7-10
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    7`But, who is he of you -- having a servant ploughing or feeding -- who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

    8but will not `rather' say to him, Prepare what I may sup, and having girded thyself about, minister to me, till I eat and drink, and after these things thou shalt eat and drink?

    9Hath he favour to that servant because he did the things directed? I think not.

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  • John 17:18
    71%

    18as Thou didst send me to the world, I also did send them to the world;

  • Luke 16:13
    71%

    13`No domestic is able to serve two lords, for either the one he will hate, and the other he will love; or one he will hold to, and of the other he will be heedless; ye are not able to serve God and mammon.'

  • Matt 20:26-27
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    71%

    26but not so shall it be among you, but whoever may will among you to become great, let him be your ministrant;

    27and whoever may will among you to be first, let him be your servant;

  • John 5:19
    71%

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    71%

    12`Verily, verily, I say to you, he who is believing in me, the works that I do -- that one also shall do, and greater than these he shall do, because I go on to my Father;

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    34Jesus answered them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- Every one who is committing sin, is a servant of the sin,

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  • John 12:44-45
    2 verses
    70%

    44And Jesus cried and said, `He who is believing in me, doth not believe in me, but in Him who sent me;

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    70%

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    70%

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    70%

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    70%

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    27this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

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