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John 13:16 KJV
John · chapter 13 · verse 16 · 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.John 13:16 · King James Version
John 13:16 in context
14If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one another’s feet.
15For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.
16Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
18I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- servantdoulosa slave, bondman, man of servile condition, a slave, metaph., one who gives himself up to…G1401 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- lordkyrioshe to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding master, lord…G2962 →
- sentapostolosa delegate, messenger, one sent forth with orders, specifically applied to the twelve…G652 →
- sentpempōto send, to bid a thing to be carried to one, to send a thing into anotherG3992 →
- saylegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
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