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Verse John 15:13. _THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS._] No
man can carry his love for his friend farther than this: for, when he
gives up his life, he gives up all that he has. This proof...
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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 lay that down for his friends or his country, it shows th...
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CHAPTER 15
1. The Vine and the Branch. (John 15:1 .)
2. Communion with Him and its Conditions.(John 15:9 .)
3. Love One Another! and the Hatred of the World. (John 15:17 .)
Israel is called a vine...
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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 parable or metaphor of the Good Shepherd in ch. 10. Two...
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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT. MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS.
The highest human exhibition of love that earth has ever seen was
this. Damon had been ready to die for Pythias; father...
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THE VINE AND THE BRANCHES (John 15:1-10)...
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"I have spoken these things to you that my joy might be in you, and
that your joy might be complete. This is my commandment, that you love
one another, as I have loved you. No one has greater love tha...
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NO MAN. no one. Greek. _oudeis._
A MAN. one. Greek. _tis._ App-123.
LAY DOWN. Greek. _tithemi,_ literally place; translated "giveth" in
John 10:11. "lay down "in John 10:15; John 10:17;...
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_that a man lay down_ Literally, _in order that a man lay down:_the
greatest love is that of which the _purpose_is dying for those loved.
On -lay down his life" see note on John 10:11.
_for his friend...
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13. This verse and the next three are an expansion of καθὼς
ἠγάπησα ὑμᾶς. The standard of Christian love is the love
of Christ for His disciples: that is the ideal to be aimed at. For Τ.
ΨΥΧῊΝ ΑΥ̓. ΘΗ...
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THE UNION OF THE DISCIPLES WITH ONE ANOTHER IN CHRIST...
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Ver 12. This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have
loved you. 13. Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends. 14. You are my friends, if you do w...
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ΜΕΊΖΟΝΑ (G3187) _сотр. от_ ΜΈΓΑΣ великий;
_сотр._ более великий. Используется с
_gen._ сравнения,
ΪΝ (G2443), _прид._ с _conj._ является
пояснительным (Barrett),
ΘΉ _aor. conj. act. от_ ΤΊΘΗΜΙ (G508...
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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 this never existed in the world; this is the love th...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
Special Study
THE CHRISTIAN SYNDROME (John 15:1-17)
If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my life; even as I have
kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. Thes...
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FRANK UNION OF FRIENDS
_Text 15:12-17_
12
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved
you.
13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his f...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 15:7-16
Below is an Analysis of the second section of John 15:—
That the theme of this second section of John 15 is the same as was
before us in its opening por...
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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 LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS. The emphasis here lies, not on ...
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12 As the Lord had explained in His kingdom proclamation, the whole
law was included in the one word, love. Love to God and love to man is
far more than all the precepts of the law. So, in His final c...
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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 vine' was suggested by 'the fruit of the vine' which
ha...
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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 love, and expects the disciples to prove themselves capab...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 15
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT THE *VINE AND THE BRANCHES 15:1-17
V1 Then Jesus said, ‘I am like the perfect *vine. My *Father...
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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 f...
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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 the things which I command
you. No longer do I call y...
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_The disciples are urged to fulfil Christ's purposes in the world, and
are assured that if they abide in the love of Christ they will receive
all they need for fruit-bearing_....
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And that they might not underrate the measure of this exemplary love,
He says, μείζονα ταύτης ἀγάπην … αὐτοῦ.
Ταύτης is explained by ἵνα … αὐτοῦ as in John 15:8;
and does not directly mean “than this...
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“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 one another with the same love, but
enabling power is n...
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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 interrelationship between these is emphasized, and our...
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CHAPTER 23
THE VALEDICTORY SERMON
John 14-16. Now that the Passover meal has been enjoyed, and that
celebrated Mosaic institution totally eclipsed by bloody Calvary,
normally verified and abolished f...
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1. 15:1-17.
After the words: “Let us go hence,” Jesus and the disciples left
the room which had just been to them, as it were, the vestibule of the
Father's house. Whither do they go? According to _We...
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ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR.
Vv. 12-17.
1. The statement of John 15:13 is, of course, to be interpreted in
view of the subject which is occupying the thought of Jesus. The love
of enemie...
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VER. 13. “ _No one has greater love than this, that a man lay down
his life for his friends._ ”
In the relation to _friends_, there is no greater proof of love than
the sacrifice of one's life on thei...
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II. THE POSITION OF THE DISCIPLES IN THE WORLD AFTER THE OUTPOURING OF
THE SPIRIT: 15:1-16:15.
Jesus had just promised to His own, in ch. 14, the twofold reunion,
heavenly and earthly, in which the se...
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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 kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his lov...
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In John 15:1-27 our Lord substitutes Himself for Israel, as the plant
of God, responsible to bear fruit for Him on earth (not merely for
man, as such, openly sinful and lost). He takes the place of th...
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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
confidence in our salvation; but now he proceeds further, in ord...
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The beginning of this chapter, and that which relates to the vine,
belongs to the earthly portion to that which Jesus was on earth to His
relationship with His disciples as on the earth, and does not...
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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 for the brethren; which is the highest instance of lo...
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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, but in
Christ, we shall hardly read. David in a passion may...
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_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 the world; _that a man lay down his life for his frie...
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THE NEW STATUS OF CHRIST'S DISCIPLES.
The joy of the Christians:...
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GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR
HIS FRIENDS....
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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 chapter 15 it is that of stirring up, or of
exhortatio...
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9-17 Those whom God loves as a Father, may despise the hatred of all
the world. As the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he
loved his disciples, who were unworthy. All that love the Saviou...
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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 give for his life,_ JOB 2:4. Now it is impossible...
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Constitutions of the Holy Apostles Book III
For the Lord and our Saviour Jesus Christ did not scruple to "lay down
His life," as Himself says, "for His friends."[59]...
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John 15:13 Greater G3187 love G26 has G2192 (G5719) one G3762 than
G3187 this G5026 than G2443 down...
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“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 down his life for his friends. You are my friends if...
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2). AS THE NEW ISRAEL THE DISCIPLES ARE TO LOVE ONE ANOTHER (JOHN
15:12).
The fruit required of the branches of the vine is now clearly
expressed. As branches of the true Vine they are to love one ano...
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THAN THIS
(ταυτης). Ablative case after the comparative adjective
μειζονα and feminine agreeing with της αγαπης (love)
understood.THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE
(ινα τις την ψυχην αυτου θη). Object...
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John 15:13
Friendship with Christ
Observe:
I. That the overtures of this friendship came first from Christ
Himself, had their spring in considerations which could have
originated with the Divine min...
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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 man, on
what shall we stay ourselves when our time is...
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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 them, «I am the true vine.» All who are united,
reall...
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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 the vines that we see in this world are only as it we...
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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 letter of them abides in your memory!
John 15:1. _...
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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 single draught; for here is the choicest pearl of truth
t...
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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
infirmities. Bear with each other's faults. Love one an...
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CONTENTS: Jesus' discourse on the vine and the branches. The believer
and the world.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, disciples.
CONCLUSION: Jesus is the true vine, in which the life of believers, as
abiding...
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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 church, of which he is the head, and the source of lif...
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12-14. JUST AS I LOVE YOU. All of Christ's commands are contained in
this, and grow out of this seed! They may have expected detailed
instructions, but instead, his love was to be their guide. IS TO G...
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SO THAT MY JOY MAY BE IN YOU. He says this as he faces the Cross!!! It
gives him great joy to obey the Father's commands. They also will find
great joy in obeying his commands. So will we!...
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_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 not merit it, ask for it, nor even desire
it. And here i...
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_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 vastness of their number. He, indeed, knows their number...
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THE MAN WHO DIED FOR PRINCE CHARLIE
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for
his friends. John 15:13.
Those of you who are learning history know the mad, sad, glorious
st...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 15:13 YOU ARE MY FRIENDS. In the OT, only Abraham
and Moses are called friends of God (Exodus 33:11;...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 15:1 The OT frequently uses the vineyard or vine
as a symbol for Israel, God’s covenant people. Note the two
“vineyard songs” in Isaiah 1:1 ...
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1-26
CHAPTER 15 VER. 1. _I am the true Vine_. The Greek has a double art.
_ή άμπελος ή α̉ληθινὴ_, _the vine the true_. The
Syriac is, _I am that vine of truth_. Christ here sets forth the
parable of...
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_This is My commandment_, &c. The Greek is emphatic with the double
art., _ή ε̉ντολὴ ή ε̉μὴ_, _i.e._ _My precept, even
Mine_. This is to be referred partly to the words, _if ye keep My
commandments_...
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_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_
John 15:1. TRUE VINE.—Christ and the disciples were now on the way
to Gethsemane. Their passing through the vineyards, etc., surrounding
the city may have suggested th...
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EXPOSITION
JOHN 15:1
(7) _The parable of the vine and its branches_._ Incorporation of the
disciples into one personality with himself_._ _The image of the vine
may have been suggested by some visib...
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Tonight let's turn now to John's gospel chapter 15, as we follow Jesus
in His last hours prior to the cross.
Jesus had been at the last supper with His disciples there in the
upper room somewhere in J...
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1 John 4:7; Ephesians 5:2; John 10:11; John 10:15; Romans 5:6...
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Greater love hath no man than this, that [ι ν α]. Some of the more
subtle phases of John's thought cannot be apprehended without a
careful study of this often - recurring conjunction. It is still
clai...
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THE HOLY GHOST
John 15:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
We are confronted with one of the great themes of Scripture. The word
"Ghost" is an old English word meaning "guest." The Holy Spirit is the
Holy Ghost,...
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Greater love — To his friends. He here speaks of them only....
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Here our Saviour gives his disciples an evidence of the greatness of
his love unto them; namely, in his readiness to lay down his life for
them, which is the highest expression of love to our dearest...