Bible Verses About Laying Down Life
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for laying down life, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 538 votes, led by John 15:13. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Laying Down Life
John 15:1341 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 10:1136 votes
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
1 John 3:1631 votes
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
Romans 5:824 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
John 3:1622 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 10:1518 votes
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Romans 5:717 votes
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Acts 20:2816 votes
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
1 John 2:216 votes
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Hebrews 11:614 votes
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
1 John 4:2014 votes
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
John 13:3413 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Ephesians 5:213 votes
And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.
1 Timothy 4:1413 votes
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
1 Peter 2:913 votes
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
John 14:1-3112 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
John 16:1-3312 votes
These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended.
Romans 5:612 votes
For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.
Romans 5:7-812 votes
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
1 Timothy 2:612 votes
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
James 5:2012 votes
Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
2 John 1:9-1112 votes
Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.
Romans 12:111 votes
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Philippians 2:311 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Philippians 3:211 votes
Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
What does the Bible say about laying down life?
Readers most often cite John 15:13 on the subject of laying down life. Across 538 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 10:11, 1 John 3:16, Romans 5:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.