John 15:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹“I have told you these things
so that my joy may be in you
and your joy may be complete.

¹²“This is my commandment:
love one another
as I have loved you.
¹³No one can have greater love
than to lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:12 There are many reasons for people to regroup: affinity, interest, defense. But the Christian community has only one reason: Christ and his choice of us. It also has only one way of life: to love like Christ, who went so far as to give his life. To have Christ’s love is a gift. Then prayer is not a delusion; then the Christian community’s mission can bear fruit. The fruit has already been given: God’s love for us. In Christianity all is a gift.

New Catholic Bible (NCB)