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ULTTruly, truly, I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one having sent him.
USTI am telling you the truth: Just as a servant is not more important than his master, nor is a messenger more important than the person who has sent him, you are not more important than me.
BSBTruly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,[fn] nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
NETI tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
LSVtruly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
FBVI tell you the truth, servants are not more important than their master, and the one sent is not greater than the sender.
TCNTTruly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
T4TListen to this carefully: A servant is not greater than his master. A messenger is not greater than the one who has sent him. So, since you are not greater than I am, you should not be proud and unwilling to serve each other.
LEBTruly, truly I say to you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor a messenger greater than the one who sent him.
BBETruly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.
WymthIn most solemn truth I tell you that a servant is not superior to his master, nor is a messenger superior to him who sent him.
ASVVerily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
DRAAmen, amen I say to you: The servant is not greater than his lord; neither is the apostle greater than he that sent him.
YLTverily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;
DrbyVerily, verily, I say to you, The bondman is not greater than his lord, nor the sent greater than he who has sent him.
RVVerily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.
WbstrVerily, verily, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
KJB-1769 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. ( Verily/Truly, verily/truly, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.)
KJB-1611[fn]Uerily, verily I say vnto you, the seruant is not greater then his lord, neither he that is sent, greater then hee that sent him. (Verily/Truly, verily/truly I say unto you, the servant is not greater then his lord, neither he that is sent, greater then he that sent him.)
BshpsUeryly, veryly, I say vnto you: The seruaunt is not greater the his maister, neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym. (Verily/Truly, verily/truly, I say unto you: The servant is not greater the his master, neither the messenger greater then he that sent him.)
GnvaVerely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him. (Verily/Truly, verily/truly I say unto you, The servant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him. )
CvdlVerely verely I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then his lorde, nether is the Apostell greater then he that sent him. (Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you: the servant is not greater then his lord, neither is the Apostell greater then he that sent him.)
TNTVerely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him. (Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto you the servant is not greater then his master neither the messenger greater then he that sent him. )
WycTreuli, treuli, Y seie to you, the seruaunt is not grettere than his lord, nether an apostle is grettere than he that sente hym. (Truly, truly, I say to you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither an apostle is greater than he that sent him.)
LuthWahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch, der Knecht ist nicht größer denn sein Herr noch der Apostel größer, denn der ihn gesandt hat. (Wahrlich, wahrlich, I said you, the/of_the Knecht is not größer because his Lord still the/of_the Apostel größer, because the/of_the him/it sent has.)
ClVgAmen, amen dico vobis: non est servus major domino suo: neque apostolus major est eo qui misit illum. (Amen, amen dico vobis: not/no it_is servus mayor domino suo: nor apostolus mayor it_is eo who he_sent illum. )
13:16slaves are not greater than their master: This proverb was popular and appears in many places (see also 15:20; Matt 10:24; Luke 6:40). Here, Jesus meant that the sacrifice modeled by the master should be seen in the life of the servant.
not is /a/_slave greater_‹than› the master ˱of˲_him nor /an/_ambassador greater_‹than› the_‹one› /having/_sent him
Here, greater means to be more important or deserving of more respect than another person. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “a slave is not respected more than his master, nor is a messenger respected more than the one who sent him”
not is /a/_slave greater_‹than› the master ˱of˲_him nor /an/_ambassador greater_‹than› the_‹one› /having/_sent him
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”
not is /a/_slave greater_‹than› the master ˱of˲_him
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. Alternative translation, “you are not greater than me”
nor /an/_ambassador greater_‹than› the_‹one› /having/_sent him
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. Alternative translation, “and you are not greater than me”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
