# Where is “Greater love has no one than this” in the Bible?

> “Greater love has no one than this” is John 15:13.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/greater-love-has-no-one-than-this
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

## The verse

> No one’s love is greater than this: that a person lay down his life on behalf of his friends.
>
> — [John 15:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/15#13) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

He says it hours before his arrest, and in the next verse he calls the disciples his friends (John 15:14). He is describing what he is about to do for them.

## Common questions

### Where is “Greater love has no one than this” in the Bible?

“Greater love has no one than this” is John 15:13. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

### Is “Greater love has no one than this” in the Bible?

Yes. It is John 15:13. In the Lumin Translation, John 15:13 reads: “No one’s love is greater than this: that a person lay down his life on behalf of his friends.”

### Who said “Greater love has no one than this”?

Jesus says it to his disciples on the night before he died.

### What does “Greater love has no one than this” mean in the Bible?

He says it hours before his arrest, and in the next verse he calls the disciples his friends (John 15:14). He is describing what he is about to do for them.

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