John
John 15:20
20Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’a If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well.
Footnotes
- a 15:20 John 13:16|JHN 13:16
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.
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remember | Μνημονεύετε | Mnēmoneuete | Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural | G3421 I remember, make mention of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| word | λόγου | logou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| that | οὗ | hou | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| spoke | εἶπον | eipon | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G2036 to speak or say (by word or writing) |
| to 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 |
| If | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| they persecuted | ἐδίωξαν | ediōxan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| Me | ἐμὲ | eme | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| they will persecute | διώξουσιν | diōxousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G1377 I pursue, persecute |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| as well | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| if | εἰ | ei | Conjunction | G1487 if |
| they kept | ἐτήρησαν | etērēsan | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| My | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| word | λόγον | logon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3056 a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy |
| they will keep | τηρήσουσιν | tērēsousin | Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural | G5083 I keep, guard, observe |
| yours | ὑμέτερον | hymeteron | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Plural | G5212 your |
| as well | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Timothy 3:12 · John 13:16 · Matthew 10:24 · Ezekiel 3:7 · 1 Corinthians 4:12 · 2 Corinthians 4:9 · Luke 6:40 · John 8:51 · Isaiah 53:1–3 · Acts 4:27–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.