John 15:13 · KJV
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
— John 15:13
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
John 15 — Context
These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and {that} your joy might be full.
12This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15Henceforth 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.
Cross References
John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
Ephesians 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.
Romans 5:6-8
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. {in due time: or, according to the time}
John 10:15
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
1 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. {is born: Gr. has been born}