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John 13:16
verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
John 13:16 · Young's Literal Translation
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, The Teacher and The Lord, and ye say well, for I am;
14 if then I did wash your feet--the Lord and the Teacher--ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 `For an example I gave to you, that, according as I did to you, ye also may do;
16 verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
17 if these things ye have known, happy are ye, if ye may do them;
18 not concerning you all do I speak; I have known whom I chose for myself; but that the Writing may be fulfilled: He who is eating the bread with me, did lift up against me his heel.
19 `From this time I tell you, before its coming to pass, that, when it may come to pass, ye may believe that I am he;
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