John 13:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. ”

• John 13:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  The servant is not ... - This was universally true, and this they were to remember always, that they were to manifest the same spirit that he did, and that they were to expect the same treatment...

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• John 13:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Meaning of the Act: the One Exception. The disciples recognise in Him their teacher and master. They should, therefore, follow His example by helping each other even in the lowliest services. T...

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• John 13:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Verily, verily . The eighteenth occurance of this solemn expression. See John 1:51 . Three more occurances in this chapter: John 13:20 ; John 13:21 ; John 13:38 . servant . bond-servant. Greek...

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• John 13:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  16. Verily, verily, I tell you. These are indeed proverbial sayings, which admit of a far more extensive application, but which ought to be accommodated to the case in hand. In my opinion, t...

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• John 13:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. The servant is not greater than his lord - Christ has ennobled the act...

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• John 13:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater tha...

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• John 13:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Last Supper 1-17. The Supper and the Feet-washing. This supper is identified by almost all modern authorities with the Last Supper, which took place on Thursday night at Jerusalem ( Matthew 26...

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• John 13:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  The servant is not greater than his lord. — These words have already occurred in the earlier Gospels in another connection. (Comp. Note on Matthew 10:24 , and Luke 6:40 .) They occur again in thi...

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• John 13:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  VI. THE FOOT-WASHING. "Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour was come that He should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved His own which were in the...

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• John 13:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Master's Example John 13:12-20 Notwithstanding His great humility, Jesus expects to be regarded as Master and Lord; do we so call and treat Him? We must be as willing to obey Him as a soldi...

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• John 13:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  For a time our Lord now devoted Himself to His own, and in this connection we have the account of His washing the disciples' feet. The whole action was Eastern, and was the action of a slave: By what...

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• John 13:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's s on, to betray him; (3) Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was...

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• John 13:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Verily, verily, I say unto you ,.... This is a strong way of asseveration, and is used when anything of moment and importance, and worthy of attention and observation is delivered. The servant is...

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• John 13:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. Ver. 16. The servant is not greater, &c. ] This answers all ou...

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• John 13:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Verily, the servant is not greater than his lord And therefore ought not to think much either of doing or suffering the same things. If ye know these things Therefore, knowing your duty in this p...

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• John 13:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  WASHING HIS DISCIPLES' FEET (vs.1-17) We are brought now to consider the last hours of the Lord Jesus before the cross. No longer does He minister to the world, but to His own disciples, from cha...

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• John 13:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet; Necessity of Obedience.       1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour w...

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• John 13:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " 1 Thessalonians 13:15 "

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• John 13:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Washing of the Feet: A Lesson in Humility ( John 13:1-17 ). Two major lessons come out from this passage. The first is that of the example that Jesus was giving of true humility in love and se...

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• John 13:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 13:1 . Before the feast, etc. —Jesus came to Jerusalem steadfastly resolved to finish the work given Him to do ( Luke 12:50 , etc.). These words are not to be...

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• John 13:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 13:1-17 The Washing of the Feet When we seek to wash a brother's feet we must be very careful about three things, which I give in the quaint way in which I have somewhere seen them expressed...

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• John 13:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 13:1 . Now before the feast of the passover, Or, just as it was about to begin, John 13:1 . When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father...

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• John 13:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 13:1 . Before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come. What now transpired was on the Tuesday, while at supper in the house of Simon. Judas was now rebuked before al...

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• John 13:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Now before the feast of the Passover. A three-fold marvel I. A MARVELLOUS LOVE: that of Christ for His own. Marvellous in respect of 1. Its time. (1) Before the feast of the Passover, whe...

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• John 13:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION IV. THE FINAL MANIFESTATIONS IN WORD AND ACTION OF THE LOGOS INCARNATE , EXPRESSING ITSELF ABSOLUTELY AND TO THE UTTERMOST AS LOVE . (Jn 13-21....

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• John 13:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The application of the washing of feet to the disciples:

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• John 13:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  John 15:20 ; John 3:3 ; John 3:5 ; Luke 6:40 ; Matthew 10:24 ; Matthew 10:25

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• John 13:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  The servant is not greater than his lord — Nor therefore ought to think much of either doing or suffering the same things.

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