John 15:20
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.
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Study Note
The reminder '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' applies the master-servant analogy to the disciples' anticipated reception by the world. The saying echoes John 13:16 (in the washing of feet context), suggesting that the pattern of Christ's self-giving service and his subsequent rejection are structurally inseparable. The consolation embedded in the warning — 'if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also' — prevents despair by acknowledging that proclamation is not without fruit, even if the fruit is minority. The verse became a touchstone for Christian martyr theology from the early persecutions through the modern era, grounding the expectation of suffering in christological solidarity.
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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.
`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;
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.
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