John 15:20 
Context| NET © | Remember what 1 I told you, ‘A slave 2 is not greater than his master.’ 3 If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed 4 my word, they will obey 5 yours too. |
| NIV © | Remember the words I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also. |
| NASB © | "Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also. |
| NLT © | Do you remember what I told you? ‘A servant is not greater than the master.’ Since they persecuted me, naturally they will persecute you. And if they had listened to me, they would listen to you! |
| MSG © | "When that happens, remember this: Servants don't get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on me, they will certainly beat on you. If they did what I told them, they will do what you tell them. |
| BBE © | 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. |
| NRSV © | Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Servants are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. |
| NKJV © | "Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also. |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | Remember <3421> what <3739> I <1473> told <2036> you <5213> , ‘A slave <1401> is not <3756> greater than <3187> his <846> master <2962> .’ If <1487> they persecuted <1377> me <1691> , they will <1377> also <2532> persecute <1377> you <5209> . If <1487> they obeyed <5083> my <3450> word <3056> , they will obey <5083> yours <5212> too .<2532> |
| NET © | Remember what 1 I told you, ‘A slave 2 is not greater than his master.’ 3 If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed 4 my word, they will obey 5 yours too. |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Grk “Remember the word that I said to you.” 2 tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51. 3 sn A slave is not greater than his master. Jesus now recalled a statement he had made to the disciples before, in John 13:16. As the master has been treated, so will the slaves be treated also. If the world had persecuted Jesus, then it would also persecute the disciples. If the world had kept Jesus’ word, it would likewise keep the word of the disciples. In this statement there is the implication that the disciples would carry on the ministry of Jesus after his departure; they would in their preaching and teaching continue to spread the message which Jesus himself had taught while he was with them. And they would meet with the same response, by and large, that he encountered. 4 tn Or “if they kept.” 5 tn Or “they will keep.” |
