2 Samuel 11:11

11:11 Uriah replied to David, “The ark and Israel and Judah reside in temporary shelters, and my lord Joab and my lord’s soldiers are camping in the open field. Should I go to my house to eat and drink and have marital relations ¹  with my wife? As surely as you are alive, ²  I will not do this thing!”

Luke 6:40

6:40 A disciple ³  is not greater than ⁴  his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

John 13:16

13:16 I tell you the solemn truth, ⁵  the slave ⁶  is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger ⁷  greater than the one who sent him.

John 15:20

15:20 Remember what ⁸  I told you, ‘A slave ⁹  is not greater than his master.’ ¹⁰  If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you. If they obeyed ¹¹  my word, they will obey ¹²  yours too.

Hebrews 12:2-4

12:2 keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set out for him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. ¹³  12:3 Think of him who endured such opposition against himself by sinners, so that you may not grow weary in your souls and give up. 12:4 You have not yet resisted to the point of bloodshed ¹⁴  in your struggle against sin.

[11:11]  ¹ tn Heb “and lay.”

[11:11]  ² tn Heb “as you live and as your soul lives.”

[6:40]  ³ tn Or “student.”

[6:40]  ⁴ tn Or “significantly different.” The idea, as the next phrase shows, is that teachers build followers who go the same direction they do.

[13:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[13:16]  ⁶ tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51.

[13:16]  ⁷ tn Or “nor is the apostle” (“apostle” means “one who is sent” in Greek).

[15:20]  ⁸ tn Grk “Remember the word that I said to you.”

[15:20]  ⁹ tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51.

[15:20]  ¹⁰ sn A slave is not greater than his master. Jesus now recalled a statement he had made to the disciples before, in John 13:16. As the master has been treated, so will the slaves be treated also. If the world had persecuted Jesus, then it would also persecute the disciples. If the world had kept Jesus’ word, it would likewise keep the word of the disciples. In this statement there is the implication that the disciples would carry on the ministry of Jesus after his departure; they would in their preaching and teaching continue to spread the message which Jesus himself had taught while he was with them. And they would meet with the same response, by and large, that he encountered.

[15:20]  ¹¹ tn Or “if they kept.”

[15:20]  ¹² tn Or “they will keep.”

[12:2]  ¹³ sn An allusion to Ps 110:1.

[12:4]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “until blood.”