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The disciple is not above his master (ouk estin mathētēs huper ton didaskalon). Literally, a learner (or pupil) is not above the teacher. Precisely so in Mat 10:24 where “slave” is added with “lord.” But here Luke adds: “But everyone when he is perfected shall be as his master” (katērtismenos de pās estai hōs ho didaskalos autou). The state of completion, perfect passive participle, is noted in katērtismenos. The word is common for mending broken things or nets (Mat 4:21) or men (Gal 6:1). So it is a long process to get the pupil patched up to the plane of his teacher.