Matthew 10:24

The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the servant above his lord.

The disciple {G3101} is {G2076} not {G3756} above {G5228} his master {G1320}, nor {G3761} the servant {G1401} above {G5228} his {G846} lord {G2962}.

"A talmid is not greater than his rabbi, a slave is not greater than his master.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.

A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.

Commentary

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Cross-References

  • John 15:20 (18 votes)

    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 (15 votes)

    The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

  • John 13:16 (11 votes)

    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.

  • Hebrews 12:2 (7 votes)

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

  • Hebrews 12:4 (7 votes)

    ¶ Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

  • 2 Samuel 11:11 (4 votes)

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [as] thou livest, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.