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John 15:20

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.

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μνημονεύετεmnēmoneueteRememberμνημονεύω (mnēmoneuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “Remember”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3421I remember, hold in remembrance, make mention of.This verse uses “remember”.Rememberτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.λόγουlogouwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordοὗhouthatὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “that”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “that”.thatἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Iεἶπονeiponto sayλέγω (légō)Greek uses a different stem for this verb’s past forms.verb, aorist active indicative, 1st person singular — “to say”, a single actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.Strong’s files this form under G2036 (ἔπω, speak/say).saidὑμῖνhuminunto youσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “unto you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.unto youΟὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.δοῦλοςdoulosslaveδοῦλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “slave”, the subject formG1401(a) (as adj.) enslaved, (b) (as noun) a (male) slave.μείζωνmeizōngreatμέγας (megas)adjective, comparative, nominative, singular, masculine — “great”, the subject formG3173large, great, in the widest sense.This verse uses “great”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.κυρίουkurioulordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.lordαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.εἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifἐμὲememeἐγώ (egō)personal pronoun, accusative, singular — “me”, the object formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.meἐδίωξανediōxanthey willδιώκω (diōkō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they will”, a single actionG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.they willκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youδιώξουσινdiōxousinto pursueδιώκω (diōkō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to pursue”, an action still aheadG1377I pursue, hence: I persecute.This verse uses “pursue”.εἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.λόγονlogonsayingλόγος (logos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “saying”, the object formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.sayingμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἐτήρησανetērēsanthey will keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural — “they will keep”, a single actionG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.they will keepκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑμέτερονhumeteronyouὑμέτερος (hyméteros)adjective, accusative, singular, masculine — “you”, the object formG5212youStrong’s files this form under G4771 (σύ).τηρήσουσινtērēsousinto keepτηρέω (tēreō)verb, future active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to keep”, an action still aheadG5083I keep, guard, observe, watch over.This verse uses “keep”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'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;

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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

'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;

World English Bible

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 .

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

Remember my word that I said to you: The servant 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 yours also.

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