John 15:13
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.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
- KJV
- Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- WEB
- Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
- ASV
- Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
- DARBY
- No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
- BLB
- Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
- ÅB
- Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne at han setter sitt liv til for sine venner;
- OTB
- Det finnes ingen større kjærlighet enn dette: å gi sitt liv for sine venner.
- B1930
- Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne at han setter sitt liv til for sine venner;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Read in contextEphesians 5:2
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
Read in contextRomans 5:6–8
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Read in contextJohn 10:15
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Read in context1 John 4:7–11
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
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