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John 13:16
Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.
John 13:16 · Geneva Bible
John 13:16 in other translations
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.
Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither is one who is sent greater than he who sent him.
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In context
13 Ye call me Master, and Lord, and ye say well: for so am I.
14 If I then your Lord, and Master, haue washed your feete, ye also ought to wash one an others feete.
15 For I haue giuen you an example, that ye should doe, euen as I haue done to you.
16 Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, blessed are ye, if ye doe them.
18 I speake not of you all: I know whom I haue chosen: but it is that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lift vp his heele against me.
19 From henceforth tell I you before it come, that when it is come to passe, ye might beleeue that I am he.
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