11 “I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.(A)

12 “This is my command: Love one another as I have loved(B) you. 13 No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life(C) for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 I do not call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn’t know what his master[a](D) is doing. I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have heard from my Father.

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Footnotes

  1. 15:15 Or lord

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.

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