No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends — this is the supreme expression of love: the willingness to die for those one cherishes. Jesus speaks prophetically of his own imminent death but also establishes the paradigm for all Christian love. To lay down one's life does not require literal martyrdom but does require the orientation of one's whole existence toward the welfare of others, the persistent willingness to sacrifice for the beloved.

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