greater love hath no man

greater love hath no man

A supreme sacrifice; the ultimate demonstration of friendship or goodwill. The term comes from the Bible: “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). Detective-story aficionado Anthony Boucher (The Case of the Seven Sneezes, 1942) made an amusing play on it: “Greater love hath no man than this, that he should lay down his checkbook for his life.”
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The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • man on the make
  • a man after (one's) own heart
  • a man, woman, etc. after your own heart
  • man after my own heart
  • man of color
  • man of few words
  • man of few words, a
  • a man/woman of few words
  • a man of few words
  • man of many parts
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Another might add that we learn a good lesson about sacrifice and 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'
'Greater love hath no man than this' The War Memorials Trust granted PS4,305 for a restoration project in 2009, which included repairing the inscription on the cross - "Greater love hath no man than this" - which had become illegible, but the memorial's condition has worsened again.
Corinne Saunders's '"Greater love hath no man": Friendship in Medieval English Romance' traces the topic in various sources.
It is taught in the scriptures that: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend." Does that sound familiar?
"JESUS said: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'" St.
Touching floral tributes included one from Celine which said: "For Ian, greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend."
"Greater love hath no man than to give up his sex life for his country."
St John's Gospel, chapter 15 verse 13: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
The eagle will stand on a 5ft black plinth and bear the words "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
He said: "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for a friend."
That reference is to John 15:13: "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." The actual verse is not inscribed on the medallion.
"Greater love hath no man than this," said Jesus, "that a man lay down his life for his friends." On this basis, the story of the men of the Ia Drang is, most assuredly, a towering love story.
After all, Christian scripture says, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" (John 15:13).
"Greater love hath no man than this, that he build a colossal new railway line under his house for the good of the city of which he is mayor" London Mayor Boris Johnson on Crossrail 2.
It was indeed at Calvary, if the occasion had to be pinpointed, that God loved us first, loved us unconditionally and all-inclusively when He gave us His only son, who took unto Himself all human suffering and gave up His life for us: Greater love hath no man than this, that a man give up his life for his friends (John 15:13).