John 15
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
13 Ref greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
14 Ref ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;
15 Ref no more do I call you servants, because the servant hath not known what his lord doth, and you I have called friends, because all things that I heard from my Father, I did make known to you.
16 Ref `Ye did not choose out me, but I chose out you, and did appoint you, that ye might go away, and might bear fruit, and your fruit might remain, that whatever ye may ask of the Father in my name, He may give you.
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
13 Ref Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ref Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
15 Ref 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.
16 Ref Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and `that' your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
13 Ref Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
14 Ref You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.
15 Ref No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.
16 Ref You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.