John 15:15

Easy To Read Version

I don’t call you servants now. A servant does not know what his master is doing. But now I call you friends because I have told you everything I heard from my Father.

Cross References

Psalm 25:14

The Lord tells his secrets to his followers.\par He teaches his Agreement {\cf2\super [153]} to them.\par

Amos 3:7

The Lord my Master might decide to do something. But before he does anything, he will tell his plans to his servants, the prophets.

Matthew 13:11

Jesus answered, “Only you can know the secret truths about the kingdom of heaven. Those other people cannot know these secret truths.

Luke 10:23

Then Jesus turned to his followers. They were there alone with him. Jesus said, “You are blessed to see the things you now see!

John 12:26

The person that serves me must follow me. Then my servant will be with me everywhere I am. My Father will give honor to people that serve me.

John 13:16

I tell you the truth. A servant is not greater than his master. The person that is sent to do something is not greater than the one that sent him.

John 15:20

Remember the lesson I told you: A servant is not greater than his master. If people did wrong to me, then they will do wrong to you too. And if people obeyed my teaching, then they will obey yours too.

John 16:12

“I have many more things to say to you. But those things are too much for you to accept now.

John 17:26

I showed them what you are like. And again I will show them what you are like. Then they will have the same love that you have for me. And I will live in them.”

John 20:17

Jesus said to her, “Don’t hold me. I have not yet gone back up to the Father. But go to my brothers (followers) and tell them this: ‘I am going back to my Father and your Father. I am going back to my God and your God.’”

John 4:19

The woman said, “Sir, I can see that you are a prophet. {\cf2\super [64]}

John 8:26

I have many things I could say to judge you. But I tell people only the things I have heard from the One that sent me. And he speaks the truth.”

Acts 20:27

I can say this because I know that I told you everything that God wants you to know.

Romans 7:15

I don’t understand the things I do. I don’t do the \{good\} things I want to do. And I do the \{bad\} things I hate to do.

1 Corinthians 2:16

“Who knows the mind of the Lord?\par Who can tell the Lord what to do?”\par \i (Isaiah 40:13)\i0 \par

Galatians 4:6

You are God’s children. That is why God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. The Spirit {\cf2\super [49]} cries out, “Abba, {\cf2\super [50]} Father.”

Ephesians 1:9

let us know his secret plan. This was what God wanted. And he planned to do it through Christ.

Ephesians 3:5

People who lived in other times were not told that secret truth. But now, through the Spirit, {\cf2\super [20]} God has shown that secret truth to his holy apostles {\cf2\super [21]} and prophets. {\cf2\super [22]}

James 1:1

Greetings from James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ.

James 2:23

This shows the full meaning of the Scripture {\cf2\super [13]} that says: “Abraham believed God. And God accepted Abraham’s faith. That faith made Abraham right with God.” {\cf2\super [14]} Abraham was called “God’s friend.” {\cf2\super [15]}

1 Peter 1:11

The Spirit {\cf2\super [5]} of Christ was in those prophets. And the Spirit was telling about the sufferings that would happen to Christ and about the glory that would come after those sufferings. Those prophets tried to learn about what the Spirit was showing them. They tried to learn when those things would happen and what the world would be like at that time.

2 Peter 1:1

Greetings from Simon Peter, a servant and apostle {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 1:1

This is the revelation {\cf2\super [1]} of Jesus Christ. God gave Jesus these things to show his servants what must happen soon. Christ sent his angel to show these things to his servant John.