John 15:20

Remember my word that I said to you: The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have kept my word, they will keep yours also.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19If you had been of the world, the world would love its own: but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

21But all these things they will do to you for my name's sake: because they know not him who sent me.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?

Matthew 10:24The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord.

Luke 2:34And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold this child is set for the fall, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted;

John 5:16Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

John 8:51Amen, amen I say to you: If any man keep my word, he shall not see death for ever.

John 10:31The Jews then took up stones to stone him.

Matthew Henry on John 15:19-26

Hatred and Persecution Foretold. 18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. 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. 21 But all these things will they do unto you… Read the whole commentary →

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