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ULTNo one has greater love than this—that he would lay down his life for his friends.
USTNo one has greater love than a person who is willing to die for his friends.
BSBGreater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
BLBGreater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
AICNT“No one has greater love than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
OEBNo one can give greater proof of love than by laying down their life for their friends.
WEBBEGreater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
NETNo one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends.
LSVgreater love has no one than this, that anyone may lay down his life for his friends;
FBVThere is no greater love than to give your life for your friends.
TCNTNo one has greater love than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.
T4TThe best way that people can show that they love someone is to die for that person. There is no way that you can love someone in a greater way than that.
LEBNo one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.
BBEGreater love has no man than this, that a man gives up his life for his friends.
WymthNo one has greater love than this—a man laying down his life for his friends.
ASVGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
DRAGreater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
YLTgreater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;
DrbyNo one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.
RVGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
WbstrGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
KJB-1769 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. ( Greater love hath/has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.)
KJB-1611Greater loue hath no man then this, that a man lay downe his life for his friends. (Greater love hath/has no man then this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.)
BshpsGreater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes. (Greater love hath/has no man, then this: it a man bestowe his life for his friends.)
GnvaGreater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes. (Greater love then this hath/has no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes. )
CvdlNo man hath greater loue, then to set his life for his frende. (No man hath/has greater loue, then to set his life for his friend.)
TNTGretter love then this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes. (Gretter love then this hath/has no man then that a man bestowe his life for his friends. )
WycNo man hath more loue than this, that a man putte his lijf for hise freendis. (No man hath/has more love than this, that a man putte his life for his friendis.)
LuthNiemand hat größere Liebe denn die, daß er sein Leben lässet für seine Freunde. (Niemand has größere love because die, that he his life lässet for his friends.)
ClVgMajorem hac dilectionem nemo habet, ut animam suam ponat qui pro amicis suis.[fn] (Mayorem hac dilectionem nemo habet, as animam his_own ponat who for amicis to_his_own. )
15.13Majorem hac. Diffinit plenitudinem mutuæ dilectionis quam habere præcipit.
15.13Mayorem hac. Diffinit plenitudinem mutuæ dilectionis how habere præcipit.
15:1-27 Jesus prepared his disciples for his departure, instructing them to remain in close fellowship with him. The image of a grapevine illustrates both intimacy and fruitfulness. To sustain genuine spiritual life in the world, believers must remain intimately connected to Christ.
The Greek term menō, often translated “remain,” “stay,” or “abide,” occurs frequently in relation to Jesus’ descriptions of profound, intimate, and enduring relationships. For example, Jesus said, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to [menō en, ‘stay in’] my teachings” (John 8:31). The idea is that a disciple’s life is fully formed by Jesus’ word. Jesus also described how the Son is in the Father and the Father is in the Son (John 14:10-11). Likewise, when we remain in Christ, the Son is in us and we are in the Father and the Son (17:21-23). Both the Father and the Son come and make their home within disciples.
This mutual indwelling is precisely what it means that the disciple remains in Christ. We cannot gain the permanence of our relationship by our own effort; this relationship is only made permanent by the gracious initiative of God indwelling our lives through his Spirit. This means commitment on the part of both God and the disciple. The mutual indwelling between God and the believer is not a fleeting or temporary commitment, but an enduring, permanent, and eternal relationship (see 1 Jn 2:14, 17).
greater_‹than› this love no_one /is/_having that someone the life ˱of˲_himself /may/_lay for the friends ˱of˲_him
Alternate translation: “The greatest love a person can have for his friends is to voluntarily die for them” or “The best way that a person can show that he loves his friends is to willingly die for them”
Here, life refers to physical life. It does not refer to eternal life. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “physical life”
On the Thursday before he was crucified, Jesus had arranged to share the Passover meal with his disciples in an upper room, traditionally thought to be located in the Essene Quarter of Jerusalem. After they finished the meal, they went to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus often met with his disciples. There Judas Iscariot, one of Jesus’ own disciples, betrayed him to soldiers sent from the High Priest, and they took Jesus to the High Priest’s residence. In the morning the leading priests and teachers of the law put Jesus on trial and found him guilty of blasphemy. The council sent Jesus to stand trial for treason before the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, who resided at the Praetorium while in Jerusalem. The Praetorium was likely located at the former residence of Herod the Great, who had died over 30 years earlier. When Pilate learned that Jesus was from Galilee, he sent him to Herod Antipas, who had jurisdiction over Galilee. But when Jesus gave no answer to Herod’s many questions, Herod and his soldiers sent him back to Pilate, who conceded to the people’s demands that Jesus be crucified. Jesus was forced to carry his cross out of the city gate to Golgotha, meaning Skull Hill, referring to what may have been a small unquarried hill in the middle of an old quarry just outside the gate. After Jesus was unable to carry his cross any further, a man named Simon from Cyrene was forced to carry it for him. There at Golgotha they crucified Jesus. After Jesus died, his body was hurriedly taken down before nightfall and placed in a newly cut, rock tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea, a member of the Jewish high council. This tomb was likely located at the perimeter of the old quarry.
