John 15:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for John 15:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
John 15:13 is a verse from the book of John in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
John 15:13 — KJV
“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
— John 15:13 (KJV)
John 15:13 in Context — About the Book of John
John is the Gospel of belief — written so that you may believe Jesus is the Son of God and have life in His name. Seven I AM declarations, seven signs, and the Bible's most loved verse all live here, alongside Jesus' longest recorded prayer in chapter 17.
Cross-References for John 15:13
“And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. a nourisher of: Heb. to nourish thine...: Heb. thy gray hairs”
Shares key themes with John 15:13: love, hath, than
“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
Shares key themes with John 15:13: love, lay, down
“Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.”
Shares key themes with John 15:13: love, lay, down
“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with John 15:13: greater, hath, than
“When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;”
Shares key themes with John 15:13: greater, hath, than
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