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

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.

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

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

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

If anyone serves Me, he must [continue to faithfully] follow Me [without hesitation, holding steadfastly to Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]; and wherever I am [in heaven’s glory], there will My servant be also. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
If
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

τίς 
Tis 
τίς 
Tis 
Usage: 373
Usage: 373

διακονέω 
Diakoneo 
διακονέω 
Diakoneo 
Usage: 25
Usage: 25

me
ἐμοί 
Emoi 
ἐμοί 
Emoi 
ἐμοί 
Emoi 
me, I, mine, my, 9
me, I, mine, my, 9
me, I, mine, my, 9
Usage: 58
Usage: 58
Usage: 58

ἀκολουθέω 
Akoloutheo 
Usage: 67

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

ὅπου 
Hopou 
Usage: 42

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174

am
εἰμί 
Eimi 
I am , am, it is I , be, I was , have been, not tr
Usage: 72

ἐκεῖ 
Ekei 
there, thither, not tr,
Usage: 65

ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

my
ἐμός 
Emos 
my, mine, mine own, of me, I
Usage: 25

διάκονος 
Diakonos 
Usage: 24

be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

if
ἐάν 
Ean 
Usage: 155

him

Usage: 0

will
τιμάω 
Timao 
Usage: 7

my Father
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

References

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.


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.

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