Matthew Poole and continuators on John 13:16

16 Verily, verily I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his Lord, neither he that is sent, greater then he that sent him

The Apostles were to take up a very high station in the Gospel Church, and our hearts are very prone to swell in an high opinion of our selves, for which the nature of man taketh advantage from every thing in which we either really do excel, or can conceit that we do excel our neighbours: Our Lord therefore, tho speaking to the Apostles, (some of the best of men) yet knowing they were (like Elij[illegible: 1 letter]h) men subject to like passions with other men, addeth this to arm them against any Temptation to Pride; they owned themselves as servants to Christ who was their great Lord; they had seen what he had done; he therefore applieth a proverbial expression to them, which he also made use of in other cases, as Matth. 10.24. Chap. 15.20. in both which places he maketh use of it to arm them against persecutions; here to perswade them to humility, condescention, and brotherly love.