"No longerdo I callyou slaves,for the slavedoes not knowwhathis masteris doing;but I have calledyou friends,for all thingsthat I have heardfrom My FatherI have made knownto you.
The secretof the LORDis for those who fearHim, And He will make them knowHis covenant.
A manof [too many] friends[comes] to ruin,But thereis a friendwhostickscloserthana brother.
Surelythe LordGODdoesnothingUnlessHe revealsHis secretcounselTo His servantsthe prophets.
Jesus answeredthem, "To you it has been grantedto knowthe mysteriesof the kingdomof heaven,but to them it has not been granted.
Turningto the disciples,He saidprivately,"Blessed[are] the eyeswhich seethe things you see,
"IfanyoneservesMe, he must followMe; and whereI am,thereMy servantwill be also;ifanyoneservesMe, the Fatherwill honorhim.
"Truly,truly,I sayto you, a slaveis not greaterthan his master,nor[is] one who is sentgreaterthan the one who senthim.
"Rememberthe wordthat I saidto you, 'A slaveis not greaterthan his master.'Ifthey persecutedMe, they will alsopersecuteyou; ifthey keptMy word,they will keepyoursalso.
"I havemanymorethingsto sayto you, but you cannotbear[them] now.
and I have madeYour nameknown to them, and will make it known,sothat the lovewith whichYou lovedMe may be in them, and I in them."
Jesussaidto her, "Stopclingingto Me, for I have not yetascendedto the Father;but goto My brethrenand sayto them, 'I ascendto My Fatherand your Father,and My Godand your God.'"
The womansaidto Him, "Sir,I perceivethat You are a prophet.
"I havemany thingsto speakand to judgeconcerningyou, but He who sentMe is true;and the things whichI heardfrom Him, theseI speakto the world."
"For I did not shrinkfrom declaringto you the wholepurposeof God.
For whatI am doing,I do not understand;for I am not practicingwhatI [would] liketo [do], but I am doingthe verythingI hate.
For WHOHAS KNOWNTHE MINDOF THE LORD,THAT HE WILL INSTRUCTHIM? But we havethe mindof Christ.
Becauseyou are sons,Godhas sent forththe Spiritof His Soninto our hearts,crying,"Abba!Father!"
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
whichin othergenerationswas not made knownto the sonsof men,as it has nowbeen revealedto His holyapostlesand prophetsin the Spirit;
[that is], the mysterywhich has been hiddenfrom the [past] agesand generations,but has nowbeen manifestedto His saints,
no longeras a slave,but more thana slave,a belovedbrother,especiallyto me, but how muchmoreto you, bothin the fleshand in the Lord.
James,a bond-servantof Godand of the LordJesusChrist,To the twelvetribeswhoare dispersedabroad: Greetings.
and the Scripturewas fulfilledwhich says,"AND ABRAHAMBELIEVEDGOD,AND IT WAS RECKONEDTO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS,"and he was calledthe friendof God.
seeking to knowwhatpersonortimethe Spiritof Christwithinthem was indicatingas He predictedthe sufferingsof Christand the gloriesto follow.
SimonPeter,a bond-servantand apostleof JesusChrist,To thosewho have receiveda faithof the same kindas ours,by the righteousnessof our Godand Savior,JesusChrist:
Jude,a bond-servantof JesusChrist,and brotherof James,To thosewho are the called,belovedin Godthe Father,and keptfor JesusChrist:
The Revelationof JesusChrist,whichGodgaveHim to showto His bond-servants,the things whichmustsoontake place;and He sentand communicated[it] by His angelto His bond-servantJohn,
