John 15:20

“Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.”
John 15:20 · direct translation from the Greek

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Rememberμνημονεύετεthe wordτοῦ λόγουthatοὗIἐγὼsaidεἶπονto you,ὑμῖν‘A slaveδοῦλοςis notΟὐκ ἔστινgreaterμείζωνthan his master.’τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦIfεἰthey persecutedἐδίωξανme,ἐμὲthey will persecuteδιώξουσινyouὑμᾶςalso;καὶifεἰthey keptἐτήρησανmy word,τὸν λόγον μουthey will keepτηρήσουσινyoursτὸν ὑμέτερονalso.καὶ

Quotation · John 13:16

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Jesus repeats the words of John 13:16: “a slave is not greater than his master.”

Formula: μνημονεύετε τοῦ λόγου οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν “remember the word that I said to you” (John 15:20)

John 15:20, word by word

Rememberμνημονεύετεmnēmoneuete

remember

To keep something in mind.

Where else “mnēmoneuete” appears

the wordλόγουlogou

word

What someone says or teaches.

Where else “logou” appears

saidεἶπονeipon

say

To express something in words to others.

Where else “eipon” appears

‘A slaveδοῦλοςdoulos

slave

A person who belongs to a master and serves him.

Where else “doulos” appears

is notἔστινestin

To be: says who or what something is.

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greaterμείζωνmeizōn

greater

Of greater importance or rank than the rest.

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than his master.’κυρίουkyriou

master

The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.

Where else “kyriou” appears

they persecutedἐδίωξανediōxan

persecute

To go after someone to harm them.

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they keptἐτήρησανetērēsan

keep

To obey what is commanded.

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yoursὑμέτερονhymeteron

your, yours

Your, yours (of several people).

Where else “hymeteron” appears

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Quotation · John 13:16

Jesus repeats the words of John 13:16: “a slave is not greater than his master.”

See them side by side

John 15:20

²⁰Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.

John 13:16

¹⁶Truly, truly, I tell you, a slave is not greater than his master, nor is one who is sent greater than the one who sent him.

The context

19If you were of the world, the world would hold dear its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you.

20 · This verse (above)

21But they will do all these things to you on account of my name, because they do not know the one who sent me.

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To study John 15 in a group

1. What it says
Jesus calls himself the true vine. What does he say happens to the branch that stays in him and to the one that does not? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “I no longer call you servants, but friends” (v. 15). According to the text, what makes someone a friend? (vv. 12-17)
3. How I live it
“Remain in my love” (v. 9). What simple habit would help you stay close to Jesus this week?

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