Matthew 10 · Verse 24

Matthew 10:24

The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.
Matthew 10:24, King James Version

Matthew 10:24 in other translations

BSBA disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master.
WEB“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
ASVA disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
YLT‘A disciple is not above the teacher, nor a servant above his lord;
DARBYThe disciple is not above his teacher, nor the bondman above his lord.
BBEA disciple is not greater than his master, or a servant than his lord.
WebsterThe disciple is not above his teacher, nor the servant above his lord.

What does Matthew 10:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. The disciple is not above his master--teacher. nor the servant above his lord--another maxim which our Lord repeats in various connections (Lu 6:40; Joh 13:16; 15:20).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verses 24,25. The disciple is not above his Master, etc. That is, you must expect the same treatment which I have received. They have called me, your Master and Teacher, Beelzebub, the prince of the devils, Mt 12:24, Lk 11:15, Jn 8:48) and you must expect that they will call all of the family by the same name. Beelzebub, or Beelzebul, was a god of the Eckronites. See 2Kgs 1:2. The word literally means the god of flies, so called because this idol was supposed to protect them from the numerous swarms of flies with which that country is supposed to have abounded. The word also signified, among the Jews, the god of filth, and was esteemed as the most low and offensive of all the idol gods. Hence the name was given to the leader, or prince, of all the devils, Lk 11:15, Mk 3:22. By giving the name to Christ, they poured upon him the greatest possible abuse and contempt.

(p) "The disciple is not" Lk 6:40, Jn 13:16, 15:20

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 The disciple is not above his master - Or in plainer terms, A scholar is not above his teacher. The saying itself requires no comment, its truth and reasonableness are self-evident, but to the spirit and design we should carefully attend. Jesus is the great teacher: we profess to be his scholars. He who keeps the above saying in his heart will never complain of what he suffers. How many irregular thoughts and affections is this maxim capable of restraining! A man is not a scholar of Christ unless he learn his doctrine; and he does not learn it as he ought unless he put it in practice.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 10:16-42

Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution. They were to avoid all things which gave advantage to their enemies, all meddling with worldly or political concerns, all appearance of evil or selfishness, and all underhand measures. Christ foretold troubles, not only that the troubles might not be a surprise, but that they might confirm their faith. He tells them what they should suffer, and from whom…

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Matthew 10:24 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΟὐκOukNotG3756
ἔστινestinisG1510
μαθητὴςmathētēsa discipleG3101
ὑπὲρhuperaboveG5228
τὸνtontheG3588
διδάσκαλονdidaskalonteacherG1320
οὐδὲoudenor [is]G3761
δοῦλοςdoulosa servantG1401
ὑπὲρhuperaboveG5228
τὸνtontheG3588
κύριονkurionmasterG2962
αὐτοῦ.autouof him.G846

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Matthew 10:24

  • 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.

  • Luke 6:40

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

  • John 13:16

    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.

  • Hebrews 12:2-4

    Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds. Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against sin.

  • 2 Samuel 11:11

    And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 11:11; Lu 6:40; Joh 13:16; 15:20; Heb 12:2-4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Matthew 10:23

    But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

  • Matthew 10:24

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

  • Matthew 10:25

    It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

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Matthew 10:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El discípulo no es más que su maestro, ni el siervo más que su señor.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le disciple n’est pas au-dessus du maître, ni l’esclave au-dessus de son seigneur.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ein Jünger ist nicht über den Lehrer, und ein Knecht nicht über seinen Herrn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non est discipulus super magistrum, nec servus super dominum suum: