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.

Cross References

Matthew 23:15

“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.

Luke 6:41

And why do you look for the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye but ignore the board in your own eye?

John 13:16

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.

John 15:20

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.