John 15:13
Greater love has no man than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
In Context
12This is my commandment: That you love one another, as I have loved you.
14You are my friends, if you do whatever I command you.
Cross References
John 10:15As the Father knows me, I also know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Ephesians 5:2and walk in love, as the Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us as an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet odor.
Matthew Henry on John 15:10-18
Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. 10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, 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… Read the whole commentary →