John Chapter 15 verse 13 Holy Bible

John 15 : 13 Bible Verse Songs

• I Love The Way You Love Me by
• Love Won't Let Me Down by
• Matchless Love by
• Love Like This by
• The Ultimate by
• No Greater Love by
• Love Is Stronger by
• Like Your Father Does by
• This Is Amazing Grace by
• We Call Your Name by
• You Love Me by
• Nobody Greater Remix by + +
• Holding Nothing Back by
• Never Have I Ever by
• No Greater love by
• Your Love Is Amazing by
• Child Of Love by
• He Does by
• This Is Amazing Grace by +
• Who You Are by +
• Lay It All Down (Whatever it Takes) by
• What A Friend We Have In Jesus by
• For Us by
• Faithful Friend by +
• In The In Between by
• More Than Words by
• Greatest Love by
• How Beautiful by
• Never Stop by
• In The Highest by
• Love Divine by
• What a Mystery by
• Just One Drop by
• Dive by
• More by
• Wounds by
• Greater Life by +
• How Deep The Father’s Love by
• No Greater by
• True Love by
• The Proof of Your Love by
• Ain't Nobody by
• Love is A Battle Ground by
• No Greater Love by
• No Greater Love by
• Love is This by +

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - Greater love than this (love) no one hath, namely (ἵνα), that one should lay down his life for his friends. Meyer and Lange endeavor to maintain even here the telic force of ἵνα, "The love to you is of so consummate a character, that its object and purpose is seen in my laying down my life for my friends;" and Hengstenberg thinks so because probably a reference here is made to Isaiah 53:10, that our Lord was pointing to his atoning death - to a death needed alike by enemies and friends. Such an interpretation supposes the lofty purpose of the greatest love. To me, however, it seems more probable that the translation given above places the argument upon a surer; because more common, human, experience. The disposition to die for ungodly and for enemies is exalted by St. Paul (Romans 5:8) above the self-sacrifice involved in dying for the good. Still, which may be shown, and has often been shown in self-sacrificing death for those who are beloved, whatever other and wider ends may be discerned afterwards and spoken of in other connections, he is here asserting that the love of friendship is quite strong and intense enough to secure such a sacrifice. And he adds -

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) Greater love hath no man than this.--Better, . . . hath no one than this. (Comp. Note on John 10:18; John 10:29.) Nothing greater is conceivable in the thought of love. He has spoken of His own love for them as the measure of their love for each other. The thought of this verse dwells upon what His love really was and what theirs should also be. (Comp. especially Note on 1John 3:16.)That a man lay down his life for his friends.--Better, that any one . . . For the phrase "lay down his life," comp. John 10:11. The term "friends" is here used because those whom He is addressing were His friends. There is no opposition between this passage and Romans 5:6 et seq. The point dwelt upon is the greatness of the love, and the highest reach of love is the self-sacrifice which spares not life itself. . . .