John 15:13
No one has greater love than this--a man laying down his life for his friends.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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 to you, to love one another as I have loved you.
14You are my friends, if you do what I command you.
Cross References
John 10:15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I am laying down my life for the sheep.
Ephesians 5:2And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant 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 →