Parallel Verses
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.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Truly, I tell all of you emphatically, a servant isn't greater than his master, and a messenger isn't greater than the one who sent him.
A Conservative Version
Truly, truly, I say to you, a bondman is not greater than his lord, nor is an apostle greater than he who sent him.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Truly, truly, I tell you, a slave is not greater [in importance] than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the person who sent him.
Anderson New Testament
Verily, verily I say to you, the servant is not greater than his master, nor is he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
Bible in Basic English
Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.
Common New Testament
Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Daniel Mace New Testament
I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him.
Darby Translation
Verily, verily, I say to you, The bondman is not greater than his lord, nor the sent greater than he who has sent him.
Godbey New Testament
Truly, truly, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; nor the apostle greater than him that sent him.
Goodspeed New Testament
I tell you, no slave is superior to his master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him.
John Wesley New Testament
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.
Julia Smith Translation
Truly, truly I say to you The servant is not greater than his Lord; neither the sent greater than he having sent him.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Truly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Verily, verily I say unto you, the servant is not greater than his master; Neither the messenger greater than he that sent him.
Moffatt New Testament
Truly, truly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than he who sent him.
Montgomery New Testament
In solemn truth I tell you that a slave is not greater than his master, neither is a messenger greater than the one who sends him.
NET Bible
I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
New Heart English Bible
Truly, truly, I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Noyes New Testament
Truly, truly do I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent greater than he that sent him.
Sawyer New Testament
I tell you most truly, the servant is not greater than his lord, nor the apostle greater than he that sent him.
The Emphasized Bible
Verily, verily, I say unto you - A servant is not greater than his lord, neither one sent forth greater than he that sent him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor the messenger greater than him that sent him.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In truth I tell you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor yet a messenger than the man who sends him.
Webster
Verily, verily, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
Weymouth New Testament
In most solemn truth I tell you that a servant is not superior to his master, nor is a messenger superior to him who sent him.
Williams New Testament
I most solemnly say to you, no slave is superior to his master, and no messenger is greater than the man who sends him.
World English Bible
Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Worrell New Testament
Verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
Worsley New Testament
Verily, verily I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord, nor is the messenger greater than he that sent him.
Youngs Literal Translation
verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
Themes
Choosing/chosen » Those that are chosen of the lord
Jesus Christ » History of » Washes the disciples' feet (in jerusalem)
Receiving » Who receives jesus Christ and the one who sent him
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ
Interlinear
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μείζων
meizon
Usage: 19
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 13:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. 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. 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
Cross References
John 15:20
Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.
Luke 6:40
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Matthew 10:24-25
The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.