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John 15:15-16
King James Version
John 15:15-16
King James Version
15 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.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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John 15:15-16
New International Version
John 15:15-16
New International Version
15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.(A) 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you(B) so that you might go and bear fruit(C)—fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.(D)
John 15:15-16
English Standard Version
John 15:15-16
English Standard Version
15 (A)No longer do I call you servants,[a] for the servant (B)does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (C)all that I have heard from my Father (D)I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but (E)I chose you and appointed you that you should go and (F)bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that (G)whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
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- John 15:15 Or bondservants, or slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface); likewise for servant later in this verse and in verse 20
John 15:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
John 15:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
15 I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master[a](A) is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you.(B) I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask(C) the Father in my name,(D) he will give you.(E)
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- 15:15 Or lord
John 15:15-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
John 15:15-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
15 No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for (A)all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 (B)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and (C)bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that (D)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.
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