John
John 13:15–17
15I have set you an example so that you should do as I have done for you. 16Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,b nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. 17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
Footnotes
- b 13:16 Cited in John 15:20|JHN 15:20
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
John 13:15
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I have set | ἔδωκα | edōka | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1325 I offer, give |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| an example | ὑπόδειγμα | hypodeigma | Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular | G5262 a figure, copy, example |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| should do | ποιῆτε | poiēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| as | καθὼς | kathōs | Adverb | G2531 just as, as |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| have done | ἐποίησα | epoiēsa | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G4160 I do, make |
| for you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
John 13:16
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| truly | ἀμὴν | amēn | Hebrew Word | G281 verily, truly, amen, so let it be |
| I tell | λέγω | legō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G3004 I say, speak |
| you | ὑμῖν | hymin | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| no | οὐκ | ouk | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| servant | δοῦλος | doulos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G1401 a male slave |
| is | ἔστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| greater than | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
| master | κυρίου | kyriou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir |
| nor | οὐδὲ | oude | Conjunction | G3761 neither, nor, not even |
| a messenger | ἀπόστολος | apostolos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G652 an apostle, a messenger, an envoy, a delegate |
| greater than | μείζων | meizōn | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular - Comparative | G3173 large, great |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| sent | πέμψαντος | pempsantos | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3992 I send |
| him | αὐτόν | auton | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
John 13:17
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| you know | οἴδατε | oidate | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| these things | ταῦτα | tauta | Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| you will be | ἐστε | este | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| blessed | μακάριοί | makarioi | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural | G3107 happy, blessed |
| if | ἐὰν | ean | Conjunction | G1437 if |
| you do | ποιῆτε | poiēte | Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural | G4160 I do, make |
| them | αὐτά | auta | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person Plural | G846 he, she, it, they, them, same |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
John 13:15 1 John 2:6 · Matthew 11:29 · 1 Peter 3:17–18 · 1 Peter 2:21 · Ephesians 5:2 · Romans 15:5
John 13:16 John 15:20 · Luke 6:40 · Matthew 10:24–25 · John 3:5 · John 3:3
John 13:17 Luke 11:28 · James 4:17 · James 1:25 · Matthew 7:24–25 · Exodus 40:16 · Ezekiel 36:27 · Luke 12:47–48 · Revelation 22:14 · Psalm 19:11 · Psalm 119:1–5 · Hebrews 11:7–8 · James 2:20–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.