Luke 6:40 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) The disciple is not more important than his teacher, but when every person becomes complete, [then] he will be like his teacher. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A pupil is not superior to his teacher, but everyone [when he is] completely trained (readjusted, restored, set to rights, and perfected) will be like his teacher. American Standard Version (1901) The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher. Common English Bible Disciples aren’t greater than their teacher, but whoever is fully prepared will be like their teacher. Catholic Public Domain Version The disciple is not above his teacher. But each one will be perfected, if he is like his teacher. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master. |
“It is too bad for you hypocritical experts in the Law of Moses and [you] Pharisees! For you travel over land and sea [in hope of] making one person a proselyte [i.e., a convert to the Jewish religion]. And when you do convert one, you make him twice as deserving of hell as yourselves.
And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye but ignore the board in your own eye?
Truly, truly, I tell you, a slave is not greater [in importance] than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the person who sent him.
But they [i.e., the world] will do all these things to you for my name’s sake [i.e., because you are my disciples], for they do not know Him [i.e., God], who sent me.