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No Greater Love

John 15:14

In 9 translations

BSB
You are My friends if you do what I command you.
KJV
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
WEB
You are my friends if you do whatever I command you.
ASV
Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.
LSV
you are My friends if you may do whatever I command you;
YLT
ye are my friends, if ye may do whatever I command you;
DBY
Ye are my friends if ye practise whatever I command you.
DRC
You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.
GNV
Ye are my friendes, if ye doe whatsoeuer I commaund you.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles read ἃ (“what things”); Westcott–Hort read ὃ (“what”).
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ὅσα (“as much as”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἃ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἃ; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ὃ; Robinson–Pierpont read ὅσα.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ὑμεῖς φίλοι μού ἐστε ἐὰν ποιῆτε ἃ ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.
RP2018
Ὑμεῖς φίλοι μου ἐστέ, ἐὰν ποιῆτε ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.
TR-Boyd
Ὑμεῖς φίλοι μου ἐστέ, ἐὰν ποιῆτε ὅσα ἐγὼ ἐντέλλομαι ὑμῖν.
SCR1894
υμεις φιλοι μου εστε εαν ποιητε οσα εγω εντελλομαι υμιν

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
  • 1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
  • James 2:23And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  • John 14:21Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
  • John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
  • Luke 12:4I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.
  • John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
  • Isaiah 41:8“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
  • John 14:28You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
  • John 2:5His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever He tells you.”
  • 2 Chronicles 20:7Our God, did You not drive out the inhabitants of this land before Your people Israel and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham Your friend?
  • Song of Songs 5:1I have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.

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