Parallel Verses
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.
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 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.
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 that loveth his life shall destroy it: And he that hateth his life in this world, shall keep it unto life eternal. 26 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. 27 "Now is my soul troubled. And what shall I say, 'Father deliver me from this hour?' But therefore came I unto this hour.
Names
Cross References
John 14:3
And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again: and receive you even unto myself, that where I am, there may ye be also.
John 17:24
"Father, I will that they, which thou hast given me, be with me where I am: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me. For thou lovedest me before the making of the world.
2 Corinthians 5:8
Nevertheless we are of good comfort, and had rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
1 Samuel 2:30
Wherefore the LORD God of Israel sayeth, 'I said that thine house and the house of thy father should have walked before me forever. But now the LORD sayeth that be far from me: for them that honoureth me I will honour, and they that despise me, shall not be regarded.
Philippians 1:23
I am constrained of two things. I desire to be loosed, and to be with Christ, which thing is best of all:
Numbers 14:24
But my servant Caleb, because there is another manner spirit with him, and because he hath followed me unto the utmost: him I will bring into the land which he hath walked in, and his seed shall conquer it,
Numbers 32:11
'None of the men that came out of Egypt, from twenty years old and above, shall see the land which I swore unto Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, because they have not continually followed me:
Psalm 17:15
They have children at their desire, and leave the rest of their substance for their babes. But as for me, I shall behold thy presence in righteousness: and when I awake up after thy likeness, I shall be satisfied with it.
Psalm 91:15
When he calleth upon me, I shall hear him: Yea I am with him in his trouble; whereout I will deliver him, and bring him to honour.
Proverbs 27:18
Whoso keepeth his fig tree, shall enjoy the fruits thereof; he that waiteth upon his master, shall come to honour.
Matthew 16:24
Jesus then said to his disciples. "If any man will follow me, let him forsake himself, and take up his cross and follow me.
Matthew 25:21
Then his master said unto him, 'Well, good servant and faithful; Thou hast been faithful in little, I will make thee ruler over much: enter in into thy master's joy.'
Mark 8:34
And he called the people unto him, with his disciples also, and said unto them, "Whosoever will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Luke 6:46
Why call ye me 'Master, Master': and do not as I bid you?
Luke 9:23
And he said to them all, "If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross on him daily, and follow me.
John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
John 13:16
Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him.
John 14:15
"If ye love me, keep my commandments,
John 14:21-23
He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, the same is he that loveth me: and he shall be loved of my father, and I will love him, and will show mine own self unto him."
John 15:20
Remember the saying, that I said unto you, 'The servant is not greater than the Lord.' If they have persecuted me, so will they persecute you. If they have kept my saying, so will they keep yours.
John 21:22
Jesus said unto him, "If I will have him to tarry till I come, what is that to thee? Follow thou me."
Romans 1:1
Paul, the servant of Jesus Christ, called unto the office to be an apostle, put apart to preach the Gospel of God,
Romans 14:18
For whosoever in these things serveth Christ, pleaseth well God: and is commended of men.
2 Corinthians 4:5
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus to be the Lord, and preach ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
Galatians 1:10
Preach I man's doctrine or God's? Other go I about to please men? If I studied to please men, I were not the servant of Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-2
Be ye followers of God as dear children,
Colossians 3:24
forasmuch as ye know that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of inheritance, for ye serve the Lord Christ.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras the servant of Christ, which is one of you, saluteth you, and always laboureth fervently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect, and full in all that is the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18
then shall we which live and remain, be caught up with them also in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so shall we ever be with the Lord.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them which have obtained like precious faith with us in the righteousness that cometh of our God and saviour Jesus Christ.
1 John 5:3
This is the love of God, that we keep his commandments, and his commandments are not grievous.
Jude 1:1
Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, the brother of James. To them which are called and sanctified in God the father, and preserved in Christ Jesus.
Revelation 14:4
These are they, which were not defiled with women, for they are virgins. These follow the lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from men being the first fruits unto God and to the lamb,