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John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.
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Jesus's commandment is that we are to love one another as He loved us. In John 15:13, Jesus said that the greatest love that somebody could have for somebody else is to give their life for them. Jesus gave His life on the cross so that we could have eternal life. That's how much He loves us.
Compare John 15:12 with John 13:34.
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