Yuhanna 15:14
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
Çalışma Notu
Study Note
Jesus's redefinition of the disciples as 'friends' rather than servants — 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' — represents a remarkable elevation of status within the ancient world, where friendship (philia) between unequals was a problematic or impossible category. The reason given is transparency: servants don't know what the master is doing, but Jesus has made known to his friends everything the Father has told him (verse 15) — friendship understood as shared knowledge and mutual purpose. The condition ('if you do what I command') does not make friendship transactional but defines its expression: friendship with Jesus is lived in obedience, not merely claimed in feeling. Abraham and Moses were called 'friends of God' in the Hebrew tradition (Isaiah 41:8; Exodus 33:11), a precedent that elevates the disciples to patriarchal status.
Diğer Çeviriler
Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;
You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.
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