Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Remember what I told you: "A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
A Conservative Version
Remember the word that I said to you, A bondman is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
American Standard Version
Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Remember what I said to you, 'A slave is not greater [in importance] than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will [also] persecute you, too; if they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
Anderson New Testament
Remember the word which I spoke 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 word, they will keep yours also.
Common New Testament
Remember the word that I said to you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Daniel Mace New Testament
remember what I told you, "the servant is not greater than his master." if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have been spies upon my discourse, they will be so upon yours.
Darby Translation
Remember the word which I said unto you, The bondman is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep also yours.
Godbey New Testament
Remember the word which I spoke to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will also keep yours.
Goodspeed New Testament
Remember what I said to you: No slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me they will persecute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours too.
John Wesley New Testament
Remember the word that I said to 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.
Julia Smith Translation
Remember the word which I said to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they expelled me, they will also expel you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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.
Moffatt New Testament
Remember what I told you, 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they hold to my word, they will hold to yours.
Montgomery New Testament
"Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not better than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you. If they have obeyed my word, they will obey yours also.
NET Bible
Remember what I told you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.
New Heart English Bible
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Noyes New Testament
Remember what I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my words, they will keep yours also.
Sawyer New Testament
Remember the word which I said to you, a servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will also keep yours.
The Emphasized Bible
Remember the word which, I, spake unto you: A servant is not greater than his lord. If, me, they persecuted, you too, will they persecute, - If, my word, they kept, your own also, will they keep.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Remember the word which I spake unto you, The servant is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they have observed my words, they will observe your's also.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Remember what I said to you--'A servant is not greater than his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have laid my Message to heart, they will lay yours to heart also.
Webster
Remember the word that I said to 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.
Weymouth New Testament
Bear in mind what I said to you, 'A servant is not superior to his master.' If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also.
Williams New Testament
Remember what I once told you: No slave is greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will persecute you too. If they have observed my teaching, they will observe yours too.
World English Bible
Remember the word that I said to you: 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
Worrell New Testament
Remember the word which I spake to you, 'A servant is not greater than his lord.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
Worsley New Testament
Remember what 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 observed my word, they will also observe yours.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;
Themes
Church » Enemies of » Predicted concerning the church
Hate » Those that hate the lord
Hate » The world hating jesus Christ
Holy spirit » What the holy spirit does
Holy spirit » The holy spirit witnessing
Obedience to God » Christ, an example of
Persecution » Who shall face persecution
Persecution » Predicted concerning the church
Persecution » The world persecuting jesus Christ
Persecution » Saints may expect
Persecution » Originates in » Hated to God and Christ
Servants » Servants not being greater than their masters
Sin » Why you have no cloak for your sin
Suffering for righteousness' sake » Persecution » Predicted concerning the church
Topics
Interlinear
Dioko
Tereo
Tereo
References
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 15:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
The World's Hatred For The Disciples
19 If you were of the world, you would be loved by the world: but because you are not of the world, but I have taken you out of the world, you are hated by the world. 20 Keep in mind the words I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they were cruel to me, they will be cruel to you; if they kept my words, they will keep yours. 21 They will do all this to you because of my name--because they have no knowledge of him who sent me.
Phrases
Cross References
John 13:16
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.
Matthew 10:24
A disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
Ezekiel 3:7
But the children of Israel will not give ear to you; for they have no mind to give ear to me: for all the children of Israel have a hard brow and a stiff heart.
1 Thessalonians 2:15
Who put to death the Lord Jesus and the prophets, violently driving us out; who are unpleasing to God and against all men;
2 Timothy 3:12
Yes, and all whose purpose is to be living in the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, will be cruelly attacked.
1 Samuel 8:7
And the Lord said to Samuel, Give ear to the voice of the people and what they say to you: they have not been turned away from you, but they have been turned away from me, not desiring me to be king over them.
Isaiah 53:1-3
Who would have had faith in the word which has come to our ears, and to whom had the arm of the Lord been unveiled?
Luke 2:34
And Simeon gave them his blessing and said to Mary, his mother, See, this child will be the cause of the downfall and the lifting up of great numbers of people in Israel, and he will be a sign against which hard words will be said;
Luke 6:40
The disciple is not greater than his master, but everyone whose learning is complete will be like his master.
John 5:16
And for this reason the Jews were turned against Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath.
John 7:32
This discussion of the people came to the ears of the Pharisees; and the chief priests and the Pharisees sent servants to take him.
John 8:51
Truly I say to you, If a man keeps my word he will never see death.
John 8:59
So they took up stones to send at him: but Jesus got secretly out of their way and went out of the Temple.
John 10:31
Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
John 11:57
Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that if anyone had knowledge where he was, he was to give them word, so that they might take him.
Acts 4:27-30
For, truly, in this town, against your holy servant, Jesus, who was marked out by you as Christ, Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, came together,
Acts 7:52-60
Which of the prophets was not cruelly attacked by your fathers? and they put to death those who gave them the news of the coming of the Upright One; whom you have now given up and put to death;
1 Corinthians 4:12
And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;
2 Corinthians 4:9
We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;