John 15:20

New English Translation

Remember what I told you, ‘A slave is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed my word, they will obey yours too.

Cross References

Ezekiel 3:7

But the house of Israel is unwilling to listen to you, because they are not willing to listen to me, for the whole house of Israel is hard-headed and hard-hearted.

Matthew 10:24

“A disciple is not greater than his teacher, nor a slave greater than his master.

Mark 10:39

They said to him, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “You will drink the cup I drink, and you will be baptized with the baptism I experience,

Luke 2:34

Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “Listen carefully: This child is destined to be the cause of the falling and rising of many in Israel and to be a sign that will be rejected.

Luke 6:40

A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

John 10:31

The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.

John 11:57

(Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

John 13:16

I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

John 5:16

Now because Jesus was doing these things on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders began persecuting him.

John 7:32

The Pharisees heard the crowd murmuring these things about Jesus, so the chief priests and the Pharisees sent officers to arrest him.

John 8:51

I tell you the solemn truth, if anyone obeys my teaching, he will never see death.”

John 8:52

Then the Judeans responded, “Now we know you’re possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say, ‘If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.’

John 8:59

Then they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out from the temple area.

Acts 14:22

They strengthened the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom of God through many persecutions.”

1 Corinthians 4:12

We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

2 Corinthians 4:9

we are persecuted, but not abandoned; we are knocked down, but not destroyed,

1 Thessalonians 2:15

who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets and persecuted us severely. They are displeasing to God and are opposed to all people,

2 Timothy 3:12

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

1 Samuel 8:7

The Lord said to Samuel, “Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.