John 13:13

Plain English Version

You all call me your teacher, and your leader, and you are right. I am both of those things for you.

Cross References

Luke 10:28

Jesus said, “You are right. Do what those laws say, and you will live with God for ever.”

Luke 7:43

Simon said, “I reckon it is the man that owed him the most money and didn’t have to pay it back.” Jesus said, “You are right.”

John 11:28

Then she went back to the house to get Mary. She said to Mary quietly, “The teacher is here and wants to talk to you.”

John 11:3

so Mary and Martha sent a message to Jesus. They said, “Your good friend Lazarus is very sick.”

1 Corinthians 12:3

Now listen, I want you to understand this. If God’s spirit is inside somebody, they can never say, “Jesus, get away from me.” And the only people that can really say, “Jesus is my leader,” are the people that have God’s spirit inside them.

1 Corinthians 8:6

But we Christians know that those statues are nothing at all. We know there is only one God. He is our father. He made everything, and we want to do whatever he wants, as long as we live. And there is only one true boss. He is Jesus Christ. He worked with God, and together they made everything. And Jesus gives us Christians real life.

Ephesians 6:9

Now I’m talking to bosses. You have to do the same, you have to be good to your workers. Don’t say anything to frighten them, like saying you are going to punish them. Remember that God in heaven is your boss, and he is the boss over your workers too. And he treats everyone the same, no matter if you are a boss or a worker.

Philippians 2:11

And every one of them will say out loud, “Jesus Christ is the boss.” That will happen to show that God our father is very great and good.

Philippians 3:8

Yes, they are useless. But I know Jesus Christ. That is the only important thing. He is my leader, and he is really special to me now. I have left every other way, and I only follow him now. I reckon all those other things are rubbish, and I have chucked them away, so that I can join up with Jesus Christ,

James 2:19

You believe that there is only one God. That’s good, but even the bad spirits believe that. They believe that there is only one God, and if they think about him, they get really frightened of him. They get so frightened that they shake.