John 15:13 - KJV - Portland, ME
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WWI Memorial for airman who died in France.
Waymark Code: WM1C6A8
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2025
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County of Memorial: Cumberland County
Location of Memorial: Western Promenade, Portland
Memorial Erected by: Veterans of Foreign Wars, Frothingham Post #362
Monument Text:
In Memory
LIEUT. PHILIP B. FROTHINGHAM
Born in Portland, Maine, August 9, 1894
Died in France, September 14, 1918
Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, October 31, 1920
was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Frothingham
The Veterans of Foreign Wars No. 362
was named for him
"Greater Love Hath No Man Than This,
That A Man Lay Down His Life For His Country."
The VFM Post took a few liberties with the quote, the last word was changed.
The quote "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends" is from the Bible, specifically John 15:13. It's a well-known expression emphasizing the ultimate sacrifice of love and devotion, often used in contexts of patriotism and selflessness. While the verse itself speaks of laying down one's life for friends, the phrase has become a powerful statement about the depth of love demonstrated through ultimate sacrifice, regardless of the specific context.
John 15: 10-18
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.
11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.
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.
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you." ~ Bible Gateway