John 13:16

Verely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.

In Context

15For I have geven you an ensample that ye shuld do as I have done to you.

17If ye vnderstonde these thinges happy are ye yf ye do them.

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Cross References

Luke 6:40The disciple is not above his master. Every man shalbe perfecte even as his master is.

John 3:5Iesus answered: verely verely I saye vnto the: except that a man be boren of water and of the sprete he cannot enter into the kyngdome 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 →

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