John 15:20

Remember what I told you: servants aren't more important than their master. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you too. If they did what I told them, they would do what you tell them too.

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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 were part of this world, it would love you as its own. But you're not part of the world, and I chose you out of the world—that's why the world hates you.

21But everything they do to you will be because of me, for they don't know the one who sent me.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:1Has anyone believed our news? Who has the Lord shown his power to?

Matthew 10:24Disciples are not more important than their teacher; servants are not more important than their master.

Luke 2:34Then Simeon blessed them, and said to Jesus' mother Mary, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall and many to rise. He is a sign from God that many will reject,

John 5:16So the Jews started to harass Jesus because he was doing things on the Sabbath.

John 8:51I tell you the truth, anyone who follows my teaching will never die.”

John 10:31Once again the Jews picked 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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