For I have given them (A)the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that (B)I came from you; and (C)they have believed that you sent me.

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For I gave them the words you gave me(A) and they accepted them. They knew with certainty that I came from you,(B) and they believed that you sent me.(C)

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14 (A)I have given them your word, and (B)the world has hated them (C)because they are not of the world, (D)just as I am not of the world.

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14 I have given them your word and the world has hated them,(A) for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world.(B)

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 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

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)

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30 Now we know that (A)you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that (B)you came from God.”

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30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe(A) that you came from God.”(B)

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27 (A)for the Father himself loves you, because (B)you have loved me and (C)have believed that I came from God.[a]

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  1. John 16:27 Some manuscripts from the Father

27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me(A) and have believed that I came from God.(B)

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13 And (A)we also thank God constantly[a] for this, that when you received (B)the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it (C)not as the word of men[b] but as what it really is, the word of God, (D)which is at work in you believers.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 Or without ceasing
  2. 1 Thessalonians 2:13 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women

13 And we also thank God continually(A) because, when you received the word of God,(B) which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.

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14 And (A)we have seen and testify that (B)the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of (C)the world.

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14 And we have seen and testify(A) that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.(B)

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21 (A)that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that (B)they also may be in (C)us, so that the world (D)may believe that you have sent me.

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21 that all of them may be one,(A) Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.(B) May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.(C)

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42 Jesus said to them, (A)“If God were your Father, you would love me, for (B)I came from God and (C)I am here. (D)I came not of my own accord, but (E)he sent me.

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42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me,(A) for I have come here from God.(B) I have not come on my own;(C) God sent me.(D)

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68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have (A)the words of eternal life,

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68 Simon Peter answered him,(A) “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.(B)

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to receive instruction in wise dealing,
    in (A)righteousness, justice, and equity;

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for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
    doing what is right and just and fair;

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A Life Pleasing to God

Finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you (A)received from us (B)how you ought to walk and (C)to please God, just as you are doing, that you (D)do so more and more.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13

Living to Please God

As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.

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assuming that you have heard of (A)the stewardship of (B)God's grace that was given to me for you, (C)how the mystery was made known to me (D)by revelation, (E)as I have written briefly. (F)When you read this, you can perceive my insight into (G)the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to the sons of men in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit. This mystery is[a] that the Gentiles are (H)fellow heirs, (I)members of the same body, and (J)partakers of the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

(K)Of this gospel I was made (L)a minister according to the gift of (M)God's grace, which was given me (N)by the working of his power. To me, (O)though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, (P)to preach to the Gentiles the (Q)unsearchable (R)riches of Christ,

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  1. Ephesians 3:6 The words This mystery is are inferred from verse 4

Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me(A) for you, that is, the mystery(B) made known to me by revelation,(C) as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight(D) into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets.(E) This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs(F) together with Israel, members together of one body,(G) and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.(H)

I became a servant of this gospel(I) by the gift of God’s grace given me(J) through the working of his power.(K) Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(L) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(M) the boundless riches of Christ,(N)

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