John 13:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 13:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
In truth I tell you, a servant is not greater than their master, neither is a messenger greater than the one who sends them.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Ein Knecht ist nicht größer als sein Herr, noch ein Gesandter größer, als der ihn gesandt hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
De cierto, de cierto os digo: El siervo no es mayor que su señor, ni el apóstol es mayor que el que le envió.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Em verdade, em verdade vos digo, que o servo não é maior que seu senhor; nem enviado maior que aquele que o enviou.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Em verdade, em verdade, vos digo: o servo não é maior do que seu mestre; nem o enviado é maior do que quem o enviou.
📖 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.
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