Verse 13

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

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne, at en legger ned sitt liv for sine venner.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn dette, at en legger ned sitt liv for sine venner.

• Norsk King James

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn dette, at en mann gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for vennene sine.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne at han gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne, at han legger sitt liv ned for sine venner.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den at en gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• biblecontext

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• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn denne, at han gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen haver større Kjærlighed end denne, at En sætter sit Liv til for sine Venner.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Ingen har større kjærlighet enn den som gir sitt liv for sine venner.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Gretter love then this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  No man hath greater loue, then to set his life for his frende.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Greater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No one has greater love than this– that one lays down his life for his friends.

Referenced Verses

• John 10:11 : 11 I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
• Eph 5:2 : 2 And walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and gave himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.
• John 10:15 : 15 As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
• Rom 5:6-8 : 6 For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates His love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• 1 John 4:7-9 : 7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, because God sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.