OET interlinear YHN (JHN) 13:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐστίν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδέ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν)

Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the statement that follows. See how you translated this phrase in [1:51](../01/51.md).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐστίν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδέ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν)

Here, greater means to be more important or deserving of more respect than another person. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a slave is not respected more than his master, nor is a messenger respected more than the one who sent him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ, οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐστίν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδέ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν)

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The repetition is used to emphasize that Jesus’ disciples are not more important than him, so they should humbly serve each other. If your language does not use repetition in this way, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [none of you are greater than me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ

not (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐστίν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδέ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν)

Jesus uses the words slave and master to refer to his disciples and himself, respectively. He is telling his disciples that they should humbly serve each other because they are not more important than him, and he has humbly served them. If this might confuse your readers, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express Jesus’ meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you are not greater than me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Ἀμήν ἀμήν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐκ ἐστίν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ οὐδέ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν)

Jesus uses messenger and the one who sent him to refer to his disciples and himself, respectively. He is telling his disciples that they should humbly serve each other because they are not more important than him, and he has humbly served them. If this might confuse your readers, you could use an equivalent metaphor from your culture. Alternatively, you could express Jesus’ meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and you are not greater than me]