"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)

"This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men." (Daniel 4:17)