Luke 6:40 - Compare All Versions

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 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully 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 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his 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 NKJV (New King James Version)

A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher.

Luke 6:39-40 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 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

A student is not above the teacher; but everyone, when he has been fully 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 NET (New English Translation)

A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.