KJV King James Version
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.
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John 12:26
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.
WEB World English Bible
If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
ASV American Standard Version
If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
if any one may minister to me, let him follow me, and where I am, there also my ministrant shall be; and if any one may minister to me—honour him will the Father.
Surrounding context — John 12
23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified.
24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.
25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will [my] Father honour.
27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.
28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will glorify [it] again.
29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it], said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘὰνG1437 · eanifἐμοίG1473 · egōI/weτιςG5100 · tisoneδιακονῇ,G1247 · diakoneōto serveἐμοὶG1473 · egōI/weἀκολουθείτω·G190 · akoloutheōto followκαὶG2532 · kaiandὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)εἰμὶG1510 · eimito beἐγώ,G1473 · egōI/weἐκεῖG1563 · ekeithereκαὶG2532 · kaiandὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδιάκονοςG1249 · diakonosservantὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐμὸςG1473 · egōI/weἔσται.G1510 · eimito beἐάνG1437 · eanifτιςG5100 · tisoneἐμοὶG1473 · egōI/weδιακονῇ,G1247 · diakoneōto serveτιμήσειG5091 · timaōto honorαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατήρ.¶G3962 · patērfather
Cross-references
Colossians 3:24Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.Galatians 1:10For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.1 Samuel 2:30Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed [that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.Romans 1:1Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,1 Thessalonians 4:17-18Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.Psalm 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I [will be] with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.Romans 14:18For he that in these things serveth Christ [is] acceptable to God, and approved of men.Proverbs 27:18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.Jude 1:1Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ, [and] called:2 Peter 1:1Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:John 15:20Remember 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.2 Corinthians 4:5For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake.Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?Matthew 25:21His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
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