John 15:13

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Greater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 10:11 : 11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
  • Eph 5:2 : 2 And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.
  • John 10:15 : 15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
  • Rom 5:6-8 : 6 For when we were still without strength, at the right time Christ gave his life for evil-doers. 7 Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life. 8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.
  • 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 My loved ones, let us have love for one another: because love is of God, and everyone who has love is a child of God and has knowledge of God. 8 He who has no love has no knowledge of God, because God is love. 9 And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him. 10 And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins. 11 My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 15:9-12
    4 verses
    83%

    9 Even as the Father has given me his love, so I have given my love to you: be ever in my love.

    10 If you keep my laws, you will be ever in my love, even as I have kept my Father's laws, and am ever in his love.

    11 I have said these things to you so that I may have joy in you and so that your joy may be complete.

    12 This is the law I give you: Have love one for another, even as I have love for you.

  • John 15:14-18
    5 verses
    79%

    14 You are my friends, if you do what I give you orders to do.

    15 No longer do I give you the name of servants; because a servant is without knowledge of what his master is doing: I give you the name of friends, because I have given you knowledge of all the things which my Father has said to me.

    16 You did not take me for yourselves, but I took you for myself; and I gave you the work of going about and producing fruit which will be for ever; so that whatever request you make to the Father in my name he may give it to you.

    17 So this is my law for you: Have love one for another.

    18 If you are hated by the world, keep in mind that I was hated by the world before you.

  • 1 John 3:16
    79%

    16 In this we see what love is, because he gave his life for us; and it is right for us to give our lives for the brothers.

  • John 13:34-35
    2 verses
    78%

    34 I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another.

    35 By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

  • John 10:17-18
    2 verses
    77%

    17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

    18 No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.

  • John 10:11
    74%

    11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

  • John 13:15
    73%

    15 I have given you an example, so that you may do what I have done to you.

  • Rom 5:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 Now it is hard for anyone to give his life even for an upright man, though it might be that for a good man someone would give his life.

    8 But God has made clear his love to us, in that, when we were still sinners, Christ gave his life for us.

  • John 12:25-26
    2 verses
    72%

    25 He who is in love with life will have it taken from him; and he who has no care for his life in this world will keep it for ever and ever.

    26 If any man is my servant, let him come after me; and where I am, there will my servant be. If any man becomes my servant, my Father will give him honour.

  • John 13:1
    72%

    1 Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.

  • John 10:15
    72%

    15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

  • John 14:15
    72%

    15 If you have love for me, you will keep my laws.

  • John 3:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15 So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.

    16 For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.

  • Luke 12:4
    71%

    4 And I say to you, my friends, Have no fear of those who may put the body to death, and are able to do no more than that.

  • 1 John 4:9-11
    3 verses
    70%

    9 And the love of God was made clear to us when he sent his only Son into the world so that we might have life through him.

    10 And this is love, not that we had love for God, but that he had love for us, and sent his Son to be an offering for our sins.

    11 My loved ones, if God had such love for us, it is right for us to have love for one another.

  • John 11:36
    70%

    36 So the Jews said, See how dear he was to him!

  • John 14:28
    70%

    28 Keep in mind how I said to you, I go away and come to you again. If you had love for me you would be glad, because I am going to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.

  • John 13:37
    70%

    37 Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

  • 2 Cor 5:15
    70%

    15 And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.

  • John 16:27
    70%

    27 For the Father himself gives his love to you, because you have given your love to me and have had faith that I came from God.

  • Matt 16:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him give up all, and take up his cross, and come after me.

    25 Because whoever has a desire to keep his life safe will have it taken from him; but whoever gives up his life because of me, will have it given back to him.

  • John 15:4-5
    2 verses
    69%

    4 Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

    5 I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

  • Prov 18:24
    69%

    24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.

  • Acts 15:26
    69%

    26 Men who have given up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • John 14:21
    69%

    21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him.

  • John 14:23
    69%

    23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.

  • John 12:33
    69%

    33 (This he said, pointing to the sort of death he would have.)

  • John 11:5
    69%

    5 Now Jesus had love in his heart for Martha and her sister and Lazarus.

  • John 21:19
    69%

    19 Now this he said, pointing out the sort of death by which he would give God glory. And after saying this, he said to him, Come after me.

  • 1 John 3:14
    69%

    14 We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.

  • John 14:31
    69%

    31 But he comes so that the world may see that I have love for the Father, and that I am doing as I am ordered by the Father. Get up, and let us go.

  • John 14:19
    69%

    19 A little time longer, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me; and you will be living because I am living.

  • Luke 9:24
    68%

    24 For whoever has a desire to keep his life will have it taken from him, but whoever gives up his life because of me, will keep it.

  • Mark 8:35
    68%

    35 Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.