John 15:20
New Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
זָכַר
zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
גָּדוֹל
gâdôwl
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
רָדַף
râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
ὑμέτερος
hyméteros
yours, i.e. pertaining to you
Key Terms in This Verse
רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →רָדַף râdaph
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
Study H7291 →זָכַר zâkar
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Study H2142 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →Cross References
Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
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 disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel are impudent and hardhearted.
And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he should shew it, that they might take him.
The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.
Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
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