John 15:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.”

John 15:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 15:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 15:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Remember the word that I said to you: ‘A servant is not greater than his lord.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they kept my word, they will also keep yours.”

John 15:20 — World English Bible

John 15:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Remember the word that I said unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also. ”

John 15:20 — American Standard Version

John 15:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`Remember the word that I said to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; if me they did persecute, you also they will persecute; if my word they did keep, yours also they will keep;”

John 15:20 — Young's Literal Translation

John 15:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Remember the word which I said unto you, The bondman is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my word, they will keep also yours. ”

John 15:20 — Darby Translation

John 15:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Remember the word that I said vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master. If they haue persecuted me, they will persecute you also: if they haue kept my worde, they will also keepe yours.”

John 15:20 — Geneva Bible

John 15:20 in Context — John 15

18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.

19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.

21 But all these things will they do unto you for my name’s sake, because they know not him that sent me.

22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin.

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What Does John 15:20 Mean?

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