John 15:15

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.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I call you not servants - This had been the common title by which he addressed them Matthew 10:24-25 ; John 12:26 ; John 13:13 ; but he had al...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(4) 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 he...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

John 15. The Vine. The relation of the following Chapter s to 14 has been discussed. The Parœ mia, or parable-like discourse, reminds us of the par...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

15. Henceforth I will not call you servants. By another argument he shows his love toward the disciples, which was, that he opened his mind...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Henceforth I call you not servants;— "Though the distance that is between you and me, and your obligations to obey me, might have warranted me to t...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Henceforth I call you not servants. — Better, I call you no longer, or, I do not still call you, servants. (Comp. John 14:30 .) For the word “...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“I Have Called You Friends” John 15:10-16 We must estimate the Father's love to Jesus before we can measure His love to us. We are told to love...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Our Lord now uttered the great allegory of the vine. Certain words in it arrest our attention, "the vine," "the branches," "the fruit." The close int...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have...
James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved yo...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

By his saying, I call you not servants, he doth not discharge them of that duty and service which they owed to him; for in pressing them to obey hi...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2). As the New Israel the Disciples Are To Love One Another ( John 15:12-17 ). The fruit required of the branches of the vine is now clearly expre...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

“I no longer call you servants, for the servant does not know what his lord is doing, but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

All things — Which might be of service to you.

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.

Related Commentaries of John 15:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Scofield Reference Notes

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 15:15