John 15:13
Cross References

Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Luke 12:4
And I say to you, my friends: Be not afraid of them who kill the body and after that have no more that they can do.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.

John 17:19
And for them do I sanctify myself, that they also may be sanctified in truth.

Romans 5:7
For scarce for a just man will one die: yet perhaps for a good man some one would dare to die.

Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his charity towards us: because when as yet we were sinners according to the time.

1 John 3:16
In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 10:11,15 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. . . .

Romans 5:6-8 For why did Christ, when as yet we were weak, according to the time, die for the ungodly? . . .

Ephesians 5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us and hath delivered himself for us, an oblation and a sacrifice to God for an odour of sweetness.

1 John 4:7-11 Dearly beloved, let us love one another: for charity is of God. And every one that loveth is born of God and knoweth God. . . .

Context
No Greater Love
12This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. 13Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.…
Lexicon
Greater
μείζονα (meizona)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular - Comparative
Strong's Greek 3173: Large, great, in the widest sense.

love
ἀγάπην (agapēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 26: From agapao; love, i.e. Affection or benevolence; specially a love-feast.

has
ἔχει (echei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2192: To have, hold, possess. Including an alternate form scheo skheh'-o; a primary verb; to hold.

no one
οὐδεὶς (oudeis)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing.

than this,
ταύτης (tautēs)
Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3778: This; he, she, it.

that
ἵνα (hina)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2443: In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.

[he]
τις (tis)
Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5100: Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.

lay down
θῇ (thē)
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 5087: To put, place, lay, set, fix, establish. A prolonged form of a primary theo to place.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

life
ψυχὴν (psychēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 5590: From psucho; breath, i.e. spirit, abstractly or concretely.

for
ὑπὲρ (hyper)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5228: Gen: in behalf of; acc: above.

his
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

friends.
φίλων (philōn)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5384: Friendly; subst: a friend, an associate. Properly, dear, i.e. A friend; actively, fond, i.e. Friendly.


Additional Translations
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

No one has greater love than this--a man laying down his life for his friends.

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
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