Cross References

John 15:13

New Living Translation

There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.

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“Dear friends, don’t be afraid of those who want to kill your body; they cannot do any more to you after that.

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.

And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters.