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Luke 6:40

In Luke 6 of Luke.

The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of him” (αὐτοῦ.) after teacher here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) word order differs here.

οὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.μαθητὴςmathētēsdiscipleμαθητήςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “disciple”, the subject formG3101a learner, disciple, pupil.This verse uses “disciple”.ὑπὲρhuperaboveὑπέρpreposition — “above”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.This verse uses “above”.aboveτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.διδάσκαλονdidaskalonmasterδιδάσκαλος (didaskalos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “master”, the object formG1320a teacher, master.masterκατηρτισμένοςkatērtismenosthat is perfectκαταρτίζω (katartizō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that is perfect”, a completed action with a present resultG2675(a) I fit (join) together; met: I compact together, (b) act. and mid: I prepare, perfect, for his (its) full destination or use, bring into its proper condition (whether for the first time, or after a lapse).that is perfectδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πᾶςpasallπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.ἔσταιestaishall beεἰμί (eimi)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “shall be”, an action still aheadG1510I am, exist.shall beὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.διδάσκαλοςdidaskalosmasterδιδάσκαλοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “master”, the subject formG1320a teacher, master.masterαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτοῦautouhisαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “his”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.

Young’s Literal Translation

A disciple is not above his teacher, but every one perfected shall be as his teacher.

World English Bible

A disciple is not above his teacher , but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher .

Darby Translation

The disciple is not above his teacher, but every one that is perfected shall be as his teacher.

Douay-Rheims

The disciple is not above his master: but every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master.

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