Luke 6:40 meaning and explanation

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

Luke 6:40, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus speaks this line in Luke's Sermon on the Plain, after the parable of the blind leading the blind, and just before the sayings about the speck and the beam. The point is about formation: a student does not surpass the master, but a fully trained disciple becomes like the teacher.

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