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, because (A)all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 (B)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and (C)bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that (D)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you.

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11-15 “I’ve told you these things for a purpose: that my joy might be your joy, and your joy wholly mature. This is my command: Love one another the way I loved you. This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends. You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named you friends because I’ve let you in on everything I’ve heard from the Father.

16 “You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you.

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15 Ya no los llamo siervos, porque el siervo no sabe lo que hace su señor; pero los he llamado amigos, porque les he dado a conocer todo lo que he oído de Mi Padre(A).

16 »Ustedes no me escogieron a Mí, sino que Yo los escogí a ustedes(B), y los designé para que vayan y den fruto(C), y que su fruto permanezca; para que todo lo que pidan al Padre en Mi nombre se lo conceda(D).

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