John 15:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.

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

English Standard Version
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

Berean Study Bible
Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.

New American Standard Bible
Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends.

NASB 1995
"Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

NASB 1977
“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.

Amplified Bible
No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends.

Christian Standard Bible
No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
No one has greater love than this, that someone would lay down his life for his friends.

Contemporary English Version
The greatest way to show love for friends is to die for them.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends.

International Standard Version
No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.

NET Bible
No one has greater love than this--that one lays down his life for his friends.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

New King James Version
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.

King James 2000 Bible
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

New Heart English Bible
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends.

World English Bible
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

American King James Version
Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

American Standard Version
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

A Faithful Version
No one has greater love than this: that one lay down his life for his friends.

Darby Bible Translation
No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

English Revised Version
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Webster's Bible Translation
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Greater loue then this hath no man, when any man bestoweth his life for his friendes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Greater loue hath no man, then this: yt a man bestowe his life for his frendes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
No man hath greater loue, then to set his life for his frende.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Gretter love then this hath no man then that a man bestowe his lyfe for his frendes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
greater love has no one than this, that anyone may lay down his life for his friends;

Berean Literal Bible
Greater love has no one than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

Young's Literal Translation
greater love than this hath no one, that any one his life may lay down for his friends;

Smith's Literal Translation
Greater love than this has none, that any lay down his life for his friends.

Literal Emphasis Translation
No one has greater love than this, that one should lay down his life for the sake of his friends.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Catholic Public Domain Version
No one has a greater love than this: that he lay down his life for his friends.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“There is no greater love than this: that a person would lay down his life for the sake of his friends.”

Lamsa Bible
There is no greater love than this, when a man lays down his life for the sake of his friends.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
Greater love has no man than this, that one should lay down his life for his friends.

Godbey New Testament
No one has greater love than this, that he may lay down his soul for his friends.

Haweis New Testament
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Mace New Testament
there cannot be greater love than that of a man, who lays down his life for his friends.

Weymouth New Testament
No one has greater love than this--a man laying down his life for his friends.

Worrell New Testament
Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his soul for his friends.

Worsley New Testament
Greater love hath no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends:
















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