Luke 6:40

Luke 6:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
• New International Version (NIV)The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
• English Standard Version (ESV)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

Context of Luke 6:40

38Give to other people and God will give to you. He will give to you even more than you gave. He will fill your pocket until no more will go in. It will be so full that it will come out over the top. Think about how you give to other people. God will give in the same way to you.’ 39Jesus also used a story to teach the people. He said, ‘A blind person cannot lead another blind person. If he does, then both of them will fall into a deep hole. A student is not more important than his teacher is. But each student who has learned everything will be like his teacher. 41Perhaps you want to tell a friend about his little mistake. If you want to tell him, first remember your own bigger mistakes. 42If you do not do that, you will be like a person who has a big piece of wood in his eye. But then he says to his friend, “My friend, you have a little piece of dirt in your eye. Let me take it out for you.” Do not be like that person. You think you are better than your friend. But you are not. First, you must take the big piece of wood out of your eye. After that, your eyes will be clear and you will see well. Then you can take the small piece of dirt out of your friend's eye.’

Luke 6:40 word by word

Οὐκ ἔστιν μαθητὴς ὑπὲρ τὸν διδάσκαλον κατηρτισμένος δὲ πᾶς ἔσται ὡς ὁ διδάσκαλος αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The discipleμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• aboveὑπέρhuper · above/forG5228
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• masterὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• masterδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalos · teacherG1320
• butδέde · thenG1161
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• one that is perfectκαταρτίζωkatartizō · to completeG2675
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613

Cross-references for Luke 6:40

• Matthew 10:24A student is not more important than his teacher is. A servant is not more important than his master is.
• John 13:16I tell you this: No servant is more important than his master is. No messenger is more important than the person who sent him with a message.
• John 15:20Remember what I told you: “No servant is more important than his master is.” If they have caused trouble for me, they will also cause trouble for you. But if they have obeyed my message, they will also obey your message.
• Matthew 23:15It will be very bad for you, teachers of God's Law and Pharisees. You are hypocrites! You travel far across land and sea. You do this to make one person believe what you believe. Then, when he does believe your ideas, he becomes worse than you are. He shows that he belongs to hell even more than you do.

Commentaries on Luke 6:40

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 40Every one that is perfect - Or, thoroughly instructed, : - from , to adjust, adapt, knit together, restore, or put in joint. The noun is used by the Greek medical writers to signify the reducing a luxated or disjointed limb. It sometimes signifies to repair or mend, and in this sense it is applied to broken nets, Matthew 4:21; Mark 1:19; but in this place, and in Hebrews 13:21; 2 Timothy 3:17, it means complete instruction and information. Every one who…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20-49Verses 20-49 See this passage fully illustrated in the sermon on the mount, in Luke 6:21 That hunger now - Matthew has it, “that hunger and thirst after righteousness.” Matthew has expressed more fully what Luke has briefly, but there is no contradiction. Luke 6:24-26 These verses have been omitted by Matthew. They seem to have been spoken to the Pharisees. Who are rich - In this world‘s goods. They loved them; they had sought for them; they found their…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 37-49Verses 37-49 All these sayings Christ often used; it was easy to apply them. We ought to be very careful when we blame others; for we need allowance ourselves. If we are of a giving and a forgiving spirit, we shall ourselves reap the benefit. Though full and exact returns are made in another world, not in this world, yet Providence does what should encourage us in doing good. Those who follow the multitude to do evil, follow in the broad way that leads to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 37-42Do not judge: Jesus condemned judging others in a way that is not honest by acting better than them. Those who judge others this way will experience that same standard. God wants his people to love others by warning them about the dangers of sin (Galatians 6:1; Hebrews 3:13). To encourage is an act of love. To judge as a hypocrite is an act of pride.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4040. The disciple, &c.--that is, "The disciple aims to come up to his master, and he thinks himself complete when he does so: if you then be blind leaders of the blind, the perfection of one's training under you will only land him the more certainly in one common ruin with yourselves."Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 6:40

• Charitableness
• Commandments
• Jesus, the Christ
• Perfection
• Sermon
• Uncharitableness

In the dictionaries

• Abundance
• Gospels
• Hate
• Reproach
• Sermon on the mount
• Thanks
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• Disciple
• Jesus Christ
• Luke, the Gospel of

Commentaries on Luke 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings