"For ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this great thing is, or hath been heard like it?" (Deuteronomy 4:32)

"Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered." (Hebrews 5:8)

"O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?" (Romans 7:24)

"The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord." (Matthew 10:24)

Note the two-fold relation of the believer to the Lord Jesus Christ expressed in this verse. We are His disciples and servants; He is our Master and Lord. Each of the two relationships is vital. The word for "disciple" means "pupil."

"For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit." (1 Corinthians 12:13)