13qGreater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. 14rYou are My friends if you do whatever I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, sfor all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you.
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John 15:13–15 — The New International Version (NIV)
13Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I 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.
John 15:13–15 — English Standard Version (ESV)
13Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you.
John 15:13–15 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. 15Henceforth 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.
John 15:13–15 — New Living Translation (NLT)
13There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command. 15I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me.
John 15:13–15 — New Century Version (NCV)
13The greatest love a person can show is to die for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing. But I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I heard from my Father.
John 15:13–15 — American Standard Version (ASV)
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you. 15No longer do I call you servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I heard from my Father, I have made known unto you.
John 15:13–15 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
13No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends. 14Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you. 15I call you no longer bondmen, for the bondman does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard of my Father I have made known to you.
John 15:13–15 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
13The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends. 14You are my friends if you obey my commandments. 15I don’t call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master is doing. But I’ve called you friends because I’ve made known to you everything that I’ve heard from my Father.
John 15:13–15 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
13No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends. 14You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15I do not call you slaves anymore, because a slave doesn’t know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from My Father.
John 15:13–15 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
13No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
John 15:13–15 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
13No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I have heard from my Father I have revealed to you.
John 15:13–15 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
13No one has greater love than the one who gives his life for his friends. 14You are my friends if you do what I command.
15“I do not call you servants anymore. Servants do not know their master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends. I have told you everything I learned from my Father.
John 15:13–15 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
13“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.
14“You are My friends if you do what I command you.
15“No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.
