Compare John 15:13 in Four Translations

John 15:13 GW

The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends.
GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
Meaning-for-Meaning (Closest Natural Equivalence)

Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Word-for-Word (Formal Equivalence)

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No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Thought-for-Thought (Functional Equivalence)

The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them.
Good News Translation (GNT)
Paraphrase (Retelling)

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