John 13:16
Verily, verily, I say to you, That no servant is greater than his lord; and no legate is greater than he who sent him.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
15For I have given you this example, that ye might do, as I have done to you.
17If ye know these things, happy will ye be if ye do them.
Cross References
Luke 6:40No disciple is better than his teacher; for whoever is perfect, will be like his teacher.
John 3:5Jesus replied, and said to him Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom 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 →