Cross References

John 15:13

Good News Translation

The greatest love you can have for your friends is to give your life for them.

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“I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot afterward do anything worse.

“I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.

And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you.

Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.

This is how we know what love is: Christ gave his life for us. We too, then, ought to give our lives for others!