New American Standard Bible 1995

John 15:12-27

12“ThisG3778 is 1My commandmentG1785, that you loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240, justG2531 as I have lovedG25 you. 13 2GreaterG3173 loveG26 hasG2192 noG3762 oneG3762 than thisG3778, that oneG5100 3layG5087 downG5087 his lifeG5590 for his friendsG5384. 14You are My 4friendsG5384 ifG1437 5you doG4160 whatG3739 I commandG1781 you. 15NoG3765 longerG3765 do I callG3004 you slavesG1401, for the slaveG1401 does not knowG3609 whatG5101 his masterG2962 is doingG4160; but I have calledG3004 you friendsG5384, for 6allG3956 thingsG3956 that I have heardG191 from My FatherG3962 I have madeG1107 knownG1107 to you. 16 7You did not chooseG1586 Me but I choseG1586 you, and appointedG5087 you that you would goG5217 and 8bearG5342 fruitG2590, and that your fruitG2590 would remainG3306, soG2443 that 9whateverG3739 G5100 G302 you askG154 of the FatherG3962 in My nameG3686 He may giveG1325 to you. 17ThisG3778 10I commandG1781 you, that you loveG25 oneG240 anotherG240.

18“11IfG1487 the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you, 12you knowG1097 that it has hatedG3404 Me beforeG4413 it hated you. 19IfG1487 you were of the worldG2889, the worldG2889 would loveG5368 its ownG2398; but becauseG3754 you are not of the worldG2889, but 13I choseG1586 you out of the worldG2889, 14becauseG3754 of thisG1223 G3778 the worldG2889 hatesG3404 you. 20RememberG3421 the wordG3056 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘15A slaveG1401 is not greaterG3173 than his masterG2962.’ IfG1487 they persecutedG1377 Me, 16they will alsoG2532 persecuteG1377 you; ifG1487 they 17keptG5083 My wordG3056, they will keepG5083 yoursG5212 alsoG2532. 21But allG3956 theseG3778 thingsG3778 they will doG4160 to you 18for My name’sG3686 sakeG1223, 19becauseG3754 they do not knowG3609 the One who sentG3992 Me. 22 20IfG1487 I had not comeG2064 and spokenG2980 to them, they would not haveG2192 21sinG266, but nowG3568 they haveG2192 noG3756 excuseG4392 for their sinG266. 23He who hatesG3404 Me hatesG3404 My FatherG3962 alsoG2532. 24 22IfG1487 I had not doneG4160 amongG1722 them 23the worksG2041 whichG3739 noG3762 oneG3762 elseG243 didG4160, they would not haveG2192 24sinG266; but nowG3568 they have bothG2532 seenG3708 and hatedG3404 Me and My FatherG3962 as wellG2532. 25But they have done this to fulfillG4137 the wordG3056 that is writtenG1125 in their 25LawG3551, ‘26They hatedG3404 Me withoutG1431 a causeG1431.’

26“WhenG3752 the 27 28HelperG3875 comesG2064, 29whomG3739 I will sendG3992 to you from the FatherG3962, that is 30the SpiritG4151 of truthG225 whoG3739 proceedsG1607 from the FatherG3962, 31He will testifyG3140 aboutG4012 Me, 27 32and 33you will testifyG3140 alsoG2532, becauseG3754 you have beenG1510 with Me 34from the beginningG746.

Notes

1. John 15:12 John 13:34; 15:17; 1 John 3:23; 2 John 5 ↩
2. John 15:13 Rom 5:7f ↩
3. John 15:13 John 10:11 ↩
4. John 15:14 Luke 12:4 ↩
5. John 15:14 Matt 12:50 ↩
6. John 15:15 John 8:26; 16:12 ↩
7. John 15:16 John 6:70; 13:18; 15:19 ↩
8. John 15:16 John 15:5 ↩
9. John 15:16 John 14:13; 15:7; 16:23 ↩
10. John 15:17 John 15:12 ↩
11. John 15:18 John 7:7; 1 John 3:13 ↩
12. John 15:18 Or (imperative) know that ↩
13. John 15:19 John 15:16 ↩
14. John 15:19 Matt 10:22; 24:9; John 17:14 ↩
15. John 15:20 Matt 10:24; John 13:16 ↩
16. John 15:20 1 Cor 4:12; 2 Cor 4:9; 2 Tim 3:12 ↩
17. John 15:20 John 8:51 ↩
18. John 15:21 Matt 10:22; 24:9; Mark 13:13; Luke 21:12, 17; Acts 4:17; 5:41; 9:14; 26:9; 1 Pet 4:14; Rev 2:3 ↩
19. John 15:21 John 8:19, 55; 16:3; 17:25; Acts 3:17; 1 John 3:1 ↩
20. John 15:22 John 9:41; 15:24 ↩
21. John 15:22 I.e. guilt ↩
22. John 15:24 John 9:41; 15:21 ↩
23. John 15:24 John 5:36; 10:37 ↩
24. John 15:24 I.e. guilt ↩
25. John 15:25 John 10:34 ↩
26. John 15:25 Ps 35:19; 69:4 ↩
27. John 15:26 Gr Paracletos, one called alongside to help; or Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor ↩
28. John 15:26 John 14:16 ↩
29. John 15:26 John 14:26 ↩
30. John 15:26 John 14:17 ↩
31. John 15:26 1 John 5:7 ↩
32. John 15:27 Or (imperative) and bear witness ↩
33. John 15:27 Luke 24:48; John 19:35; 21:24; 1 John 1:2; 4:14 ↩
34. John 15:27 Luke 1:2 ↩