John

John 13:16

¹⁶Truly, truly, I tell you, no servant is greater than his master,^b nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.