Luke 6:40

Do students know more than the teacher? Only when they've learned everything: then they will be like their teacher.

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In The King James Version

The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

In Context

39Then he illustrated the point: “Can a blind person lead another? Wouldn't they both fall into a ditch?

41Why are you so worried about the speck that's in your brother's eye when you don't even notice the plank that's in your own eye?

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Cross References

Matthew 23:15What a disaster is coming on you, religious teachers and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you travel over land and sea to make a single convert, and when you do, you make him twice a son of Gehenna as you are yourselves.

John 15:20Remember 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.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:38-49

Exhortations to Justice and Sincerity. 37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven: 38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. 39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? 40 The disciple is not above… Read the whole commentary →

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