John 15:9-17
New American Standard Bible
9 Just as (A)the Father has loved Me, I also have loved you; remain in My love. 10 (B)If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love; just as (C)I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 11 (D)These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your (E)joy may be made full.
Disciples’ Relation to Each Other
12 “This is (F)My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. 13 (G)Greater love has no one than this, that a person will (H)lay down his life for his friends. 14 You are My (I)friends if (J)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, because (K)all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you. 16 (L)You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and (M)bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that (N)whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. 17 This (O)I command you, that you love one another.
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John 15:9-17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love.(A) 11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.(B)
12 “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.(C) 13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.(D) 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.(E) 15 I do not call you servants[a] any longer, because the servant[b] 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. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.(F) 17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
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