John 15:13

13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

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John 15:13 in Other Translations

KJV
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
ESV
13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
NLT
13 There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
MSG
13 This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.
CSB
13 No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13 In-Context

11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
12 My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
14 You are my friends if you do what I command.
15 I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

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Cross References 1

  • 1. Genesis 44:33; John 10:11; Romans 5:7,8
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