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John 15:13
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Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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John 15:13 in Other Translations
KJV
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
ESV
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Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
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There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
MSG
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This is the very best way to love. Put your life on the line for your friends.
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No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13 In-Context
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I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
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My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
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Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
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You are my friends if you do what I command.
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I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
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Genesis 44:33
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John 10:11
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Romans 5:7,8
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