Parallel Verses
Modern King James verseion
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
If anyone serves me, he must follow me. And where I am, there my servant will also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him."
A Conservative Version
If any man serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there my helper will also be. And if any man serves me, the Father will value him.
American Standard Version
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
If any person wants to serve me, he should become my follower; and wherever I am, my servant will be there also. If any person serves me, the Father will honor him.
Anderson New Testament
If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant also be. If any one serve me, him will my Father honor.
Bible in Basic English
If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.
Common New Testament
If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, him my Father will honor.
Daniel Mace New Testament
if any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: whoever serves me, him will my father reward.
Darby Translation
If any one serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be my servant. And if any one serve me, him shall the Father honour.
Godbey New Testament
If any one may minister unto me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my minister be: if any one may minister unto me, the Father will honor him.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and wherever I am found, my servant must be also. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.
John Wesley New Testament
If any man serve me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honour.
Julia Smith Translation
If any one would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall be my servant: and if any one serve me, him will the Father honour.
King James 2000
If any man serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serves me, him will my Father honor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If anyone serves me, he must follow me, and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man minister unto me, let him follow me: and where I am, there shall also my minister be. And if any man minister unto me, him will my father honour.
Moffatt New Testament
If anyone serves me, let him follow me, and where I am, there shall my servant be also: if anyone serves me, my Father will honour him.
Montgomery New Testament
If any one is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am there shall my servant be also. If any man is ready to serve me, him will my Father honor.
NET Bible
If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
New Heart English Bible
If anyone serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
Noyes New Testament
If any one be a servant to me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also will my servant be; if any one serve me, the Father will honor him.
Sawyer New Testament
If any man serves me let him follow me; and where I am there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, him will the Father honor.
The Emphasized Bible
If, with me, anyone be ministering, with me, let him be following; and, where, I, am, there, my minister also, shall be. If anyone, with me, be ministering, the Father, will honour him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If a man will be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be: and if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
Twentieth Century New Testament
If a man is ready to serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there my servant shall be also. If a man is ready to serve me, my Father will honor him.
Webster
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor.
Weymouth New Testament
If a man wishes to be my servant, let him follow me; and where I am, there too shall my servant be. If a man wishes to be my servant, the Father will honour him.
Williams New Testament
If anyone serves me, he must continue to follow me, and my servant also must go wherever I go. If anyone serves me, my Father will show him honor.
World English Bible
If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
Worrell New Testament
If any one serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am there will also My servant be. If anyone serve Me, him will My Father honor.
Worsley New Testament
If any man would serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: and if any one serve me, him will my Father honour.
Youngs Literal Translation
if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me -- honour him will the Father.
Themes
Christ » In presence of » Joy in Christ's presence
Christ's » Presence, in » A source of joy of the future life
Deacon » The greek word (diakonos) translated "deacon" means servant, and is so translated in
Discipleship » Followers, blessings promised to » Heavenly honour
Family Joy » Future » Maternal and paternal love » Joy in Christ's presence
Following » Following the lord
Glory » God the father being glorified in God the son (jesus Christ)
Honour » Examples of » From God
the Reward of saints » Described as » Being with Christ
Service » Reluctant spiritual » To be rendered to Christ
the future » No more » Joy in Christ's presence
Interlinear
Tis
τίς
Tis
certain, some, any man, any, one, man, anything, a, certain man, something, somewhat, ought, some man, certain thing, nothing Trans, divers, he, thing, another, not tr,
Usage: 373
Diakoneo
διακονέω
Diakoneo
Usage: 25
Emoi
ἐμοί
Emoi
ἐμοί
Emoi
Usage: 58
Usage: 58
Hopou
Esomai
Esomai
References
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 12:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Greeks Seeking Jesus
25 He who loves his life shall lose it. And he who hates his life in this world shall keep it to life eternal. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there also My servant shall be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him. 27 And My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour? But for this cause I came to this hour.
Names
Cross References
John 14:3
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, so that where I am, you may be also.
John 17:24
Father, I desire that those whom You have given Me, that they may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me, for You have loved Me before the foundation of the world.
2 Corinthians 5:8
then we are confident and we are pleased rather to go away from home out of the body, and to come home to the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:30
And Jehovah, the God of Israel says, I said indeed, Your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever. But now Jehovah says, Be it far from Me! For those who honor Me I will honor, and those that think little of Me shall be lightly regarded.
Philippians 1:23
For I am pressed together by the two: having a desire to depart and to be with Christ, which is far better.
Numbers 14:24
But My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed Me fully, I will bring him into the land into which he went. And his seed shall possess it.
Numbers 32:11
Surely, none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and up, shall see the land which I swore to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me,
Psalm 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with Your image.
Psalm 91:15
He shall call on Me, and I will answer Him; I will be with Him in trouble; I will deliver Him, and honor Him.
Proverbs 27:18
Whoever keeps the fig tree shall eat its fruit; so he who waits on his master shall be honored.
Matthew 16:24
Then Jesus said to His disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Matthew 25:21
His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful over a few things; I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.
Mark 8:34
And calling near the crowd with His disciples, He said to them, Whoever will come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
Luke 6:46
And why do you call Me Lord, Lord, and do not do what I say?
Luke 9:23
And He said to all, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me.
John 10:27
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
John 13:16
Truly, truly, I say to you, A servant is not greater than his master, neither is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
John 14:15
If you love Me, keep My commandments.
John 14:21-23
He who has My commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves Me. And he who loves Me shall be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will reveal Myself to him.
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said to you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they have kept My saying, they will also keep yours.
John 21:22
Jesus said to him, If I desire that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me.
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, separated to the gospel of God
Romans 14:18
For he who serves Christ in these things is well-pleasing to God, and approved by men.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Galatians 1:10
For now do I persuade men, or God? Or do I seek to please men? For if I yet pleased men, I would not be a servant of Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Therefore be followers of God, as dear children.
Colossians 3:24
knowing that from the Lord you shall receive the reward of the inheritance. For you serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras greets you, he being of you, a servant of Christ, always laboring fervently for you in prayers, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. And so we shall ever be with the Lord.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of our God and our Savior Jesus Christ,
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome.
Jude 1:1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the ones called in God the Father, having been set apart, and having been kept by Jesus Christ:
Revelation 14:4
These are those who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are those who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These were redeemed from among men, as a firstfruit to God and to the Lamb.