John 15:15 (GNV)

Passage

Henceforth call I you not seruants: for the seruant knoweth not what his master doeth: but I haue called you friends: for all things that I haue heard of my Father, haue I made knowen to you.

Nearby Context

John 15:13 Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.

John 15:14 Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund you.

John 15:15 Henceforth call I you not seruants: for the seruant knoweth not what his master doeth: but I haue called you friends: for all things that I haue heard of my Father, haue I made knowen to you.

John 15:16 Ye haue not chosen me, but I haue chosen you, and ordeined you, that ye goe and bring foorth fruite, and that your fruite remaine, that whatsoeuer ye shall aske of the Father in my Name, he may giue it you.

John 15:17 These things commaund I you, that ye loue one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "called", "henceforth", "seruants", "knoweth", "master", "doeth", and "haue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "called", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "Ye are my friendes if ye doe..." into verse 16's "Ye haue not chosen me but I...", so "all things" and "called" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "called" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.