John 15:20

Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute,—If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, of the world, ye had been, the world, of its own, had been fond; but, because, of the world, ye are not, on the contrary, I, chose you out of the world, therefore, the world, doth hate you.

21But, all these things, will they do unto you, on account of my name, because they know not him that sent me.

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Cross References

Isaiah 53:1Who believed what we have heard? And, the arm of Yahweh, to whom was it revealed?

Matthew 10:24A, disciple, is not above, the teacher, nor, a servant, above, his lord:

Luke 2:34And Symeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother—Lo! this one, is being set for the falling and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign to be spoken against;

John 5:16And, on this account, were the Jews persecuting Jesus, because, these things, he had been doing, on Sabbath.

John 8:51Verily, verily, I say unto you: If anyone shall keep, my word, death, shall he not see, unto times age-abiding.

John 10:31The Jews again lifted 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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