John 13:16
Verily, verily I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord, nor is the messenger greater than he that sent him.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
15For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.
17If ye know these things, happy are ye, if ye do them.
Cross References
Luke 6:40the learner is not above his teacher, tho' every complete scholar will become as learned as his master.
John 3:5Jesus answered, I tell thee of a truth, Unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into 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 →