John 15:20 Cross References - Mace

²⁰ remember what I told you, "the servant is not greater than his master." if they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you: if they have been spies upon my discourse, they will be so upon yours.

²⁴ the disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

³⁴ then Simeon gave them his benediction, and said to Mary his mother, "the child you now see, shall occasion many in Israel to fall and rise again; he will be the Object of calumny,

⁴⁰ The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

¹⁶ upon which occasion the Jews persecuted Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he did such things on the sabbath-day.

³² (the Pharisees being inform'd what the people rumour'd concerning him, they and the chief priests sent their officers to seize him.)

⁵¹ verily, verily, I say unto you, whoever observes my doctrine, shall never die.

⁵⁹ then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus was conceal'd by the crowd which he pass'd thro', and so got out of the temple.

³¹ then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

⁵⁷ now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had publish'd an order, that if any man knew where he was, he should give information in order to have him seized.

¹⁶ I declare unto you, the servant is not greater than his lord, neither he that is sent, greater than he that sent him.

²⁷ for it was truly against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, that Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, united themselves in this city, ²⁸ to effect what thy power and thy wisdom pre-determined to be done. ²⁹ and now, Lord, behold their threatnings: and enable thy servants to deliver thy word with freedom, ³⁰ by displaying thine hand in miraculous cures, and prodigies, which by the name of thy holy child Jesus shall be done.

⁵² was there ever any prophet whom your fathers did not persecute? have they not slain those who predicted the coming of that just person whom you have so lately betrayed and murder'd? ⁵³ you, I say, who received the law by the administration of angels, but have not however observ'd it. ⁵⁴ When they heard these things, they were transported with rage, and gnashed their teeth against him. ⁵⁵ but he, full of the holy spirit, fix'd his eyes towards heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. ⁵⁶ and he said, there I see the heavens open, and the son of man standing on the right hand of God. ⁵⁷ then they broke out into a loud cry, and stopping their ears, fell upon him all at once. ⁵⁸ then they dragg'd him out of the city, and stoned him: the false witnesses having laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul. ⁵⁹ Thus they stoned Stephen, while he was calling upon God, and saying, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit." ⁶⁰ and on his knees he cried with a loud voice, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." and having said this, he expired.

¹² we are fatigu'd by our manual toil: when reviled, we pray: when persecuted, we don't repine:

⁹ persecuted, but not forsaken; dejected, but not destroyed;

¹⁵ the very men who have persecuted the Lord Jesus, and the prophets even to death; who have persecuted us; they who are regardless of pleasing the deity, and are enemies to all mankind;

¹² and those who will live like Christians, shall generally suffer persecution.