John 12:26

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“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.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

Cross-references

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Colossians 3:24 "knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ."
1 Samuel 2:30 "“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.’…"
Galatians 1:10 "For am I now seeking the favor of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? For if I were still pleasing men, I wouldn’t be a serva…"
John 10:27 "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me."
John 17:24 "Father, I desire that they also whom you have given me be with me where I am, that they may see my glory, which you have given me, for yo…"
1 John 5:3 "For this is loving God, that we keep his commandments. His commandments are not grievous."
Romans 1:1 "Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,"
Psalms 91:15 "He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him."

Commentary

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--Jesus here claims the same absolute subjection to Himself, as the law of men's exaltation to honor, as He yielded to the Father.

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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