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John 13

John 13:16

Jesus Washes His Disciples’ Feet · John 13:1–17
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Translations

Modern
Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Traditional
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.
Literal
Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one having sent him.
Latin
Amen, amen dico vobis: non est servus major domino suo: neque apostolus major est eo qui misit illum.

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English
Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Notes

John 13:16

no servant is greater than his master: This saying was popular and appears in a number of passages (see also 15:20; Matthew 10:24; Luke 6:40). Here, Jesus meant that the servant should follow the master's example of sacrifice.

John 13:1–38

The setting is the final Passover meal of Jesus on Thursday evening. During this meal, Judas Iscariot betrays Jesus. John does not describe the meal itself like the Synoptic Gospels do (Matthew 26:17–29; Mark 14:12–25; Luke 22:7–20; see also 1 Corinthians 11:23–26). John focuses on other activities at the event, such as:

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