John 15:20

20 "Remember the word that I said to you, '1A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, 2they will also persecute you; if they 3kept My word, they will keep yours also.

John 15:20 In-Context

18 "If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you.
20 "Remember the word that I said to you, 'A slave is not greater than his master.' If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you; if they kept My word, they will keep yours also.
21 "But all these things they will do to you for My name's sake, because they do not know the One who sent Me.
22 "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Matthew 10:24; John 13:16
  • 2. 1 Corinthians 4:12; 2 Corinthians 4:9; 2 Timothy 3:12
  • 3. John 8:51
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