Than this (ταυτης). Ablative case after the comparative adjective μειζονα and feminine agreeing with της αγαπης (love) understood.…

Greater love hath, and so on. No higher expression of love could be given. Life is the most valuable object we possess, and when a person …

Greater love hath no man than this.—Better, ... has no one than this. (Compare Note on John 10:18;[Reference Joh…

That my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That you love one another, as I have loved you. Great…

Theophylact of Ohrid: Having said, If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, He shows what commandme…

Jesus repeats his command to “love each other” (cf. 13:34) because he knows that the future of the disciples’ work among others depends on their at…

Greater love hath no one than this. Christ sometimes proclaims the greatness of His love to us, so that He may more fully confirm our conf…

Greater love has no man than this
By these words our Lord shows, how far love to another should extend, even to the …

Those whom God loves as a Father can despise the hatred of the entire world. Just as the Father loved Christ, who was most worthy, so he loved his …

1. Above, our Lord urged His disciples to remain united with Him; here He shows what this involves. He makes three points: