John 13:16
Verily, verily, I say to you, The bondman is not greater than his lord, nor the sent greater than he who has sent him.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
15for I have given you an example that, as I have done to you, ye should do also.
17If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them.
Cross References
Luke 6:40The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.
John 3:5Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on John 13:2-18
Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience. 1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; 4 He riseth from… Read the whole commentary →