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John 15:11-15 GW
I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete. (12) Love each other as I have loved you. This is what I'm commanding you to do. (13) The greatest love you can show is to [be willing to] give your life for your friends. (14) You are my friends if you obey my commandments. (15) I 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 15:11-15 ALT
(11) "These things I have spoken to you so that My joy shall abide in you, and your joy shall be made full.
(12) "This is My commandment, that you shall be loving one another just as I loved you.
(13) "Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life on behalf of his friends.
(14) "You are My friends, if you are doing whatever I command you.
(15) "No longer do I call you slaves, because the slave does not know what his lord does. But I have called you friends because all which I heard from My Father, I made known to you.
John 15:11-15 NWT
11 "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and your joy may be made full. 12 This is my commandment, that you love one another just as I have loved you. 13 No one has love greater than this, that someone should surrender his soul in behalf of his friends. 14 you are my friends if you do what I am commanding you. 15 I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master does. But I have called you friends, because all the things I have heard from my Father I have made known to you."
John 15:11-15 ASV
(11) These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.
(12) This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
(13) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
(14) Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
(15) No 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.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation