Matthew 10:24 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) “A disciple is not more important than his teacher, nor a slave more important than his master. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition A disciple is not above his teacher, nor is a servant or slave above his master. American Standard Version (1901) A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord. Common English Bible “Disciples aren’t greater than their teacher, and slaves aren’t greater than their master. Catholic Public Domain Version The disciple is not above the teacher, nor is the servant above his master. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The disciple is not above the master, nor the servant above his lord. |
A disciple is doing well if he can be [as good] as his teacher, and the slave [as good] as his master. If they have called the master of the house [i.e., Jesus] Beelzebub [i.e., the chief of evil spirits. See Mark 3:22], how much more [likely] will they call members of his household [i.e., the disciples] the same thing!
The disciple is not more important than his teacher, but when every person becomes complete, [then] he will be like his teacher.
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.