16 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)a servant[a] is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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  1. John 13:16 Or bondservant, or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)

16 Very truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,(A) nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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24 (A)“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant[a] above his master.

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  1. Matthew 10:24 Or bondservant; also verse 25

24 “The student is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his master.(A)

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15 (A)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (B)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (C)all that I have heard from my Father (D)I have made known to you.

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  1. John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20

15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(A)

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