John 13:16

In 9 translations

BSB

Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.Cited in John 15:20

KJV

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.

WEB

Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

ASV

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.

LSV

truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

YLT

verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

DBY

Verily, verily, I say to you, The bondman is not greater than his lord, nor the sent greater than he who has sent him.

DRC

Amen, amen I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord; neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him.

GNV

Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν.

RP2018

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

TR-Boyd

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

SCR1894

αμην αμην λεγω υμιν ουκ εστιν δουλος μειζων του κυριου αυτου ουδε αποστολος μειζων του πεμψαντος αυτον

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• Luke 6:40A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.
• John 15:20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
• Matthew 10:24–25A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more…
• John 3:5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
• John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

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