¹⁶ "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him?" But we have Christ's mind.

¹⁵ No longer do I call you servants, for the servant doesn't know what his lord does. But I have called you friends, for everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.

³⁴ "For who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?"

¹³ However when he, the Spirit of truth, has come, he will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak from himself; but whatever he hears, he will speak. He will declare to you things that are coming.

¹⁴ He will glorify me, for he will take from what is mine, and will declare it to you.

¹⁵ All things whatever the Father has are mine; therefore I said that he takes{TR reads "will take" instead of "takes"} of mine, and will declare it to you.

¹⁶ A little while, and you will not see me. Again a little while, and you will see me."

¹³ Who has directed the Spirit of Yahweh, or being his counselor has taught him?

¹⁴ With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of justice, and taught him knowledge, and shown to him the way of understanding?

³ how that by revelation the mystery was made known to me, as I wrote before in few words,

⁴ by which, when you read, you can perceive my understanding in the mystery of Christ;

⁶ I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.

⁷ Now they have known that all things whatever you have given me are from you,

⁸ for the words which you have given me I have given to them, and they received them, and knew for sure that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

¹⁸ For who has stood in the council of Yahweh, that he should perceive and hear his word? who has marked my word, and heard it?

⁸ Have you heard the secret counsel of God? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

² "Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it."

² "Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.