The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
John 15:15 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing, but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition I do not call you servants (slaves) any longer, for the servant does not know what his master is doing (working out). But I have called you My friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from My Father. [I have revealed to you everything that I have learned from Him.] American Standard Version (1901) No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father I have made known unto you. Common English Bible I don’t call you servants any longer, because servants don’t know what their master is doing. Instead, I call you friends, because everything I heard from my Father I have made known to you. Catholic Public Domain Version I will no longer call you servants, for the servant does not know what his Lord is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything whatsoever that I have heard from my Father, I have made known to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. |
The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
Some friends play at friendship, but a true friend sticks closer than one’s sibling.
Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing his secret to his servants the prophets.
He answered, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
Then turning to the disciples, Jesus said to them privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see!
Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
Very truly, I tell you, slaves are not greater than their master, nor are messengers greater than the one who sent them.
Remember the word that I said to you, ‘Slaves are not greater than their master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you; if they kept my word, they will keep yours also.
I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them and I in them.”
Jesus said to her, “Do not touch me, because I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ”
I have much to say about you and much to condemn, but the one who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”
I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
“For who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ,
In former generations this mystery was not made known to humankind, as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit:
the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to his saints.
no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the dispersion: Greetings.
Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.
inquiring about the time and circumstances that the Spirit of Christ within them indicated when it testified in advance to the sufferings intended for Christ and the subsequent glory.
Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as equally honorable as ours through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ:
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James, To those who are called, who are beloved in God the Father and kept safe for Jesus Christ:
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place, and he made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,