1 John 4:7-11; Ephesians 5:2; John 10:11; John 10:15; Romans 5:6-8
Greater love hath ... - No higher expression of love could be given. Life is the most valuable object we possess; and when a man is willing to la...
John 15. The Vine. The relation of the following Chapter s to 14 has been discussed. The Parœ mia, or parable-like discourse, reminds us of the par...
no man . no one. Greek. oudeis. a man . one. Greek. tis. App-123. lay down . Greek. tithemi, literally place; translated "giveth" in John...
13. Greater love hath no one than this. Christ sometimes proclaims the greatness of his love to us, that he may more fully confirm our confi...
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. That a man lay down his life for his friends - No man can carry his...
Greater love hath no man than this,— "My love to you is stronger than death; for I will lay down my life for you: a greater degree of love than...
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his...
The True Yine. The Witness of the Comforter and of the Apostles 1-17. The allegory of the True Vine and its interpretation. The metaphor of 'the v...
Lay down ] see John 10:11 , and cp. 1 John 3:16 . The Saviour regards the offering up of life, and that for friends, as the highest expression of...
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 conceivabl...
XIII. NOT SERVANTS, BUT FRIENDS. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are My friends, if ye do...
“I Have Called You Friends” John 15:10-16 We must estimate the Father's love to Jesus before we can measure His love to us. We are told to love...
Our Lord now uttered the great allegory of the vine. Certain words in it arrest our attention, "the vine," "the branches," "the fruit." The close int...
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (10) If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have...
Greater love hath no man than this ,.... By these words our Lord shows, how far love to another should extend, even to the laying down of our lives...
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ver. 13. Greater love than this, &c. ] Of any such love, bu...
Greater love To his friends, (of whom here he only speaks,) hath no man than this That is, a greater degree of love than this never existed in th...
THE MINISTRY OF EXHORTATION CHRIST THE TRUE VINE (vs.1-8) The Lord's ministry of comfort, or of binding up, has been seen in chapter 14. Now in c...
Christ's Love to His Disciples. 9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved yo...
The reason of this is because life is the greatest earthly good to men under ordinary circumstances: Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he...
“This is what I command you (my commandment) that you love one another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay d...
2). As the New Israel the Disciples Are To Love One Another ( John 15:12-17 ). The fruit required of the branches of the vine is now clearly expre...
EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 15:1 . True vine .—Christ and the disciples were now on the way to Gethsemane. Their passing through the vin...
John 15:13 The Death of Christ, our only Stay. If the thoughts of sin, death, and judgment be so terrible, as in truth they are to every soul of m...
John 15:13-14 Friendship with Christ Observe: I. That the overtures of this friendship came first from Christ Himself, had their spring in consi...
Thus speaks the Lord Jesus: John 15:1 . I am the true vine, Many questions have been raised about which is the true Church; the Saviour answers...
John 15:1 . I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Not only the Mosaic law, but the whole creation is full of types of Christ. All...
Many of you know the words of this chapter by heart; you could repeat them without a mistake. May the savor of them abide in your hearts even as the...
John 15:9 . As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: Oh, drink this nectar down! It is as when Cleopatra dissolved the pearl into a sing...
John 15:12 . This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. O beloved, do keep this commandment! Overlook each other's in...
John 15:1 . I am the true vine. The vine through every age had designated the Hebrew church; here the Lord employs it to designate the Christian c...
This is My commandment, that ye love one another The great commandment of Christ I. THE LOVE OF CHRIST. Remember 1. How free it was. We did...
Greater love hath no man than this. Let us consider the unparalleled greatness of Christ’s love. I. IN THE OBJECTS OF HIS REGARD. 1. In the...
EXPOSITION John 15:1-43 (7) The parable of the vine and its branches . Incorporation of the disciples into one personality with himsel...
The New Status of Christ's Disciples. The joy of the Christians:
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
The Holy Ghost John 15:1-15 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We are confronted with one of the great themes of Scripture. The word "Ghost" is an old English...
Greater love — To his friends. He here speaks of them only.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.