Luke 6:40 - Compare All Versions
Luke 6:39-40 MSG (The Message)
He quoted a proverb: “‘Can a blind man guide a blind man?’ Wouldn’t they both end up in the ditch? An apprentice doesn’t lecture the master. The point is to be careful who you follow as your teacher.
Luke 6:40 KJV (King James Version)
The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luke 6:40 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone, after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher.
Luke 6:40 NCV (New Century Version)
A student is not better than the teacher, but the student who has been fully trained will be like the teacher.
Luke 6:40 ASV (American Standard Version)
The disciple is not above his teacher: but every one when he is perfected shall be as his teacher.
Luke 6:40 NIV (New International Version)
The student is not above the teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like their teacher.
Luke 6:40 NKJV (New King James Version)
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.
Luke 6:40 AMP (Amplified Bible)
A student is not superior to his teacher; but everyone, after he has been completely trained, will be like his teacher.
Luke 6:40 NLT (New Living Translation)
Students are not greater than their teacher. But the student who is fully trained will become like the teacher.
Luke 6:40 TPT (The Passion Translation)
And how could the apprentice know more than his master, for only after he is fully qualified will he be at that level.
Luke 6:40 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher.