John 15:20

Put in zikaron (remembrance) the dvar which I told you, An eved is not gadol (greater) than his Adon. If they brought redifah (persecution) on me, they will also bring redifah on you. If over my dvar they were shomer, also over yours they will be shomer.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

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 of the Olam Hazeh, the Olam Hazeh would have had ahavah for its own. But because from the Olam Hazeh you are not, but I chose you out of the Olam Hazeh, therefore the Olam Hazeh has sin'as chinom for you. + 15:19 1Y 4:5; Yn 17:14

21But all these things they will do to you on account of the Shem of me, + 15:21 Isa 66:5 because they do not have da'as of the One having sent me.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:1Who hath believed our report? 1 And to whom is the Zero'a Hashem + 53:1 Isa 52:10 revealed? 1

Matthew 10:24A talmid is not above his Rebbe nor an eved (servant) above his Baal Bayit (master).

Luke 2:34And Shim'on said a bracha over them and said to Miryam his Em, Hinei this one is destined for the michshol (stumbling) and tekumah (revival) of RABBIM + 2:34 Isa 53:11-12 in Yisroel and for an Ot (Sign) that will be opposed (against which there will be mitnaggedim, opponents). + 2:34 Isa 8:14; 53:3

John 5:16And, because of this, those of Yehudah brought redifah (persecution) upon Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, because these things he was doing on Shabbos.

John 8:51Omein, omein, I say to you, regarding the dvar of me, if anyone is shomer, he will never see mavet.

John 10:31Again those of Yehudah took up stones that they might 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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