John 13:16
Amen, amen, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; nor (is) the apostle greater than he who sent him.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
15For this pattern have I given you, that as I have done to you, you also should do.
17If these you know, happy are you if you do them.
Cross References
Luke 6:40The disciple than his master is not greater; but every man who is perfect shall be as his master.
John 3:5Jeshu answered and said to him, Amen, amen, I say to thee, That if a man be not born of waters and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of Aloha.
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 →