Verse 16

{ "verseID": "John.13.16", "source": "Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω ὑμῖν, Οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ· οὐδὲ ἀπόστολος μείζων τοῦ πέμψαντος αὐτόν.", "text": "*Amēn*, *amēn*, *legō* to you, Not is *doulos* *meizōn* of the *kyriou* of him; nor *apostolos* *meizōn* of the one having *pempsantos* him.", "grammar": { "*Amēn*": "Hebrew transliteration - truly/verily", "*legō*": "present active indicative, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant", "*meizōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative - greater", "*kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - lord/master", "*apostolos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - apostle/sent one", "*pempsantos*": "aorist active participle, genitive, masculine, singular - having sent" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly", "*legō*": "say/tell/speak", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*meizōn*": "greater/superior/more important", "*kyriou*": "lord/master/owner", "*apostolos*": "apostle/messenger/one who is sent", "*pempsantos*": "having sent/having dispatched" } }

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier til dere, en tjener er ikke større enn sin herre; heller ikke er en utsending større enn han som sendte ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  'Sannlig, sannlig, jeg sier dere, en slave er ikke større enn sin herre, og en utsending er ikke større enn den som har sendt ham.'

• Norsk King James

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere, Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre; heller ikke den som er sendt er større enn han som sendte ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  «Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke en utsending større enn den som har sendt ham.»

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere: Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke er budbæreren større enn den som har sendt ham.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere: Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre, og utsendingen er ikke større enn den som sendte ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke en utsending større enn ham som sendte ham.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, og den som er sendt, er ikke større enn den som har sendt ham.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke er utsendingen større enn den som har sendt ham.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke er utsendingen større enn den som har sendt ham.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke en utsending større enn han som har sendt ham.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke er en utsending større enn den som har sendt ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Sandelig, sandelig siger jeg eder: En Tjener er ikke større end hans Herre, og ei et Sendebud større end den, som sendte ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Sannelig, sannelig, sier jeg dere: Tjeneren er ikke større enn sin herre, og den som blir sendt, er ikke større enn den som sender ham.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, og en budbærer er ikke større enn den som har sendt ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, ei heller en utsending større enn den som sendte ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Sannelig, sannelig, jeg sier dere, en tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, heller ikke en utsending større enn den som har sendt ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Sannelig, jeg sier dere: En tjener er ikke større enn sin herre, og den som er sendt, er ikke større enn den som sendte ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Verely verely I saye vnto you the servaunt is not greater then his master nether the messenger greater then he that sent him.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Verely verely I saye vnto you: the seruaunt is not greater then his lorde, nether is the Apostell greater then he that sent him.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto you: The seruaunt is not greater the his maister, neither the messenger greater then he that sent hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹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.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Most assuredly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  verily, verily, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his lord, nor an apostle greater than he who sent him;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Truly I say to you, A servant is not greater than his lord; and he who is sent is not greater than the one who sent him.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Most certainly I tell you, a servant is not greater than his lord, neither one who is sent greater than he who sent him.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Referenced Verses

• John 15:20 : 20 { "verseID": "John.15.20", "source": "Μνημονεύετε τοῦ λόγου οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον ὑμῖν, Οὐκ ἔστιν δοῦλος μείζων τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ. Εἰ ἐμὲ ἐδίωξαν, καὶ ὑμᾶς διώξουσιν· εἰ τὸν λόγον μου ἐτήρησαν, καὶ τὸν ὑμέτερον τηρήσουσιν.", "text": "*Mnēmoneuete tou logou hou egō eipon humin*, *Ouk estin doulos meizōn tou kuriou autou*. *Ei eme ediōxan*, and *humas diōxousin*; *ei ton logon mou etērēsan*, and the *humeteron tērēsousin*.", "grammar": { "*Mnēmoneuete*": "present imperative, active, second person plural - remember", "*tou logou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - the word", "*hou*": "relative pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - which", "*egō*": "nominative, singular, first person pronoun - I", "*eipon*": "aorist indicative, active, first person singular - I said", "*humin*": "dative, plural, second person pronoun - to you [plural]", "*Ouk estin*": "negative + present indicative, active, third person singular - is not", "*doulos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - slave/servant", "*meizōn*": "nominative, masculine, singular, comparative adjective - greater", "*tou kuriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - than the lord/master", "*autou*": "genitive, masculine, singular, pronoun - his/of him", "*Ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*eme*": "accusative, singular, first person pronoun - me", "*ediōxan*": "aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they persecuted", "*humas*": "accusative, plural, second person pronoun - you [plural]", "*diōxousin*": "future indicative, active, third person plural - they will persecute", "*ei*": "conditional particle - if", "*ton logon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - the word", "*mou*": "genitive, singular, first person pronoun - my/of me", "*etērēsan*": "aorist indicative, active, third person plural - they kept", "*humeteron*": "accusative, masculine, singular, possessive adjective - yours", "*tērēsousin*": "future indicative, active, third person plural - they will keep" }, "variants": { "*Mnēmoneuete*": "remember/keep in mind/recall", "*logou*": "word/saying/message", "*eipon*": "said/told/spoke", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*meizōn*": "greater/more important", "*kuriou*": "lord/master/owner", "*ediōxan*": "persecuted/pursued/harassed", "*diōxousin*": "will persecute/will pursue/will harass", "*etērēsan*": "kept/observed/obeyed", "*tērēsousin*": "will keep/will observe/will obey" } }
• Luke 6:40 : 40 { "verseID": "Luke.6.40", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον αὐτοῦ: κατηρτισμένος δὲ πᾶς ἔσται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ.", "text": "*Ouk* *estin* *mathētēs* *hyper* the *didaskalon* of him: *katērtismenos* *de* *pas* *estai* as the *didaskalos* of him.", "grammar": { "*Ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*estin*": "verb, present active, 3rd person singular - is", "*mathētēs*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - disciple/student", "*hyper*": "preposition - above/over", "*didaskalon*": "noun, accusative, masculine, singular - teacher", "*katērtismenos*": "participle, perfect passive, nominative, masculine, singular - having been fully trained", "*de*": "conjunction - and/but/now", "*pas*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - everyone/all", "*estai*": "verb, future middle, 3rd person singular - will be", "*didaskalos*": "noun, nominative, masculine, singular - teacher" }, "variants": { "*mathētēs*": "disciple/student/learner", "*hyper*": "above/over/beyond", "*didaskalon*": "teacher/instructor", "*katērtismenos*": "fully trained/completely equipped/perfected (completed action with continuing result)", "*pas*": "everyone/all/each", "*didaskalos*": "teacher/instructor" } }
• Matt 10:24-25 : 24 { "verseID": "Matthew.10.24", "source": "Οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον, οὐδὲ δοῦλος ὑπὲρ τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ.", "text": "Not *estin* *mathētēs* *hyper* the *didaskalon*, *oude* *doulos* *hyper* the *kyrion* of-him.", "grammar": { "*estin*": "present active indicative, 3rd singular - is", "*mathētēs*": "nominative masculine singular - disciple/student", "*hyper*": "preposition + accusative - above/beyond", "*didaskalon*": "accusative masculine singular - teacher/master", "*oude*": "negative conjunction - nor/and not", "*doulos*": "nominative masculine singular - slave/servant", "*kyrion*": "accusative masculine singular - lord/master" }, "variants": { "*mathētēs*": "disciple/student/learner", "*hyper*": "above/beyond/more than", "*didaskalon*": "teacher/master/instructor", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*kyrion*": "lord/master/owner" } } 25 { "verseID": "Matthew.10.25", "source": "Ἀρκετὸν τῷ μαθητῇ ἵνα γένηται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ δοῦλος ὡς ὁ κύριος αὐτοῦ. Εἰ τὸν οἰκοδεσπότην Βεελζεβοὺλ ἐκάλεσαν, πόσῳ μᾶλλον τοὺς οἰκιακοὺς αὐτοῦ;", "text": "*Arketon* to-the *mathētē* *hina* *genētai* as the *didaskalos* of-him, and the *doulos* as the *kyrios* of-him. If the *oikodespotēn* *Beelzeboul* *ekalesan*, how-much *mallon* the *oikiakous* of-him?", "grammar": { "*Arketon*": "neuter singular adjective - sufficient/enough", "*mathētē*": "dative masculine singular - for disciple/student", "*hina*": "subordinating conjunction - that/in order that", "*genētai*": "aorist middle subjunctive, 3rd singular - become/be", "*didaskalos*": "nominative masculine singular - teacher/master", "*doulos*": "nominative masculine singular - slave/servant", "*kyrios*": "nominative masculine singular - lord/master", "*oikodespotēn*": "accusative masculine singular - master of house", "*ekalesan*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd plural - they called/named", "*mallon*": "comparative adverb - more/rather", "*oikiakous*": "accusative masculine plural - household members" }, "variants": { "*Arketon*": "sufficient/enough/adequate", "*mathētē*": "disciple/student/learner", "*genētai*": "become/be/happen", "*didaskalos*": "teacher/master/instructor", "*doulos*": "slave/servant/bondservant", "*kyrios*": "lord/master/owner", "*oikodespotēn*": "master of house/householder", "*ekalesan*": "they called/named/designated", "*mallon*": "more/rather/instead", "*oikiakous*": "household members/domestics" } }
• John 3:5 : 5 { "verseID": "John.3.5", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, Ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Apekrithē Iēsous, Amēn, amēn, legō soi*, Unless *tis gennēthē ex hydatos kai Pneumatos*, not *dunatai eiselthein eis tēn basileian tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - answered/responded", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily [emphatic affirmation]", "*legō*": "present, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*soi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to you", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative - anyone/someone", "*gennēthē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be born", "*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/out of", "*hydatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of water", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - of Spirit", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*eiselthein*": "aorist, infinitive - to enter/go in", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - into/to", "*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/wind/breath [play on words continues]", "*hydatos*": "water/fluid [possibly symbolic of natural birth or purification]", "*eiselthein*": "to enter/go in/join" } }
• John 3:3 : 3 { "verseID": "John.3.3", "source": "Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, Ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.", "text": "*Apekrithē ho Iēsous kai eipen* to him, *Amēn, amēn, legō soi*, Unless *tis gennēthē anōthen*, not *dunatai idein tēn basileian tou Theou*.", "grammar": { "*Apekrithē*": "aorist, passive, 3rd singular - answered/responded", "*Iēsous*": "nominative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*kai*": "conjunction - and", "*eipen*": "aorist, 3rd singular - said/spoke", "*Amēn*": "Hebrew term - truly/verily [emphatic affirmation]", "*legō*": "present, 1st singular - I say/tell", "*soi*": "personal pronoun, dative - to you", "*tis*": "indefinite pronoun, nominative - anyone/someone", "*gennēthē*": "aorist, passive, subjunctive, 3rd singular - might be born", "*anōthen*": "adverb - from above/again", "*dunatai*": "present, middle/passive, 3rd singular - is able/can", "*idein*": "aorist, infinitive - to see/perceive", "*basileian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - kingdom/reign", "*tou Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God" }, "variants": { "*Amēn*": "truly/verily/certainly [solemn assertion]", "*anōthen*": "from above/again/anew [deliberate double meaning]", "*idein*": "to see/perceive/experience", "*basileian*": "kingdom/reign/rule/sovereignty" } }