Bible Verses About Love
Explore the depth and beauty of God's love through Scripture.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
“It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
“It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.”
“Love takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.”
“Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be restrained; where there is knowledge, it will be dismissed.”
“Do everything in love.”
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
“If a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.”
“For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.”
“The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: βLove your neighbor as yourself.β”
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
“Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
“And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.”
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.”
“Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
“A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also must love one another.”
“By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you love one another.β”
“We love because He first loved us.”
“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.”
“There is no fear in love, but perfect love drives out fear, because fear involves punishment. The one who fears has not been perfected in love.”
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.β”
“The second is this: βLove your neighbor as yourself.β No other commandment is greater than these.β”
“Jesus replied, βThis is the most important: βHear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.”
“Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
“But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.”
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.”
“If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body, but have not love, I gain nothing.”
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her”
“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
“Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.”
“And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”
“Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.”
“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Outdo yourselves in honoring one another.”
“Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
“Little children, let us love not in word and speech, but in action and truth.”
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,”
“neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”
“But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.”
“The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: βI have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.”
“so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love,”
“will have power, together with all the saints, to comprehend the length and width and height and depth”
“of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
“As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.”
“How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!”
“Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the greatest Bible verse about love?
John 3:16 is often considered the greatest verse about love: 'For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.' 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 also provides the most detailed description of love in the Bible.
What does the Bible say about God's love?
The Bible teaches that God IS love (1 John 4:8). His love is unconditional (Romans 5:8), everlasting (Jeremiah 31:3), and sacrificial (John 15:13). Nothing can separate us from God's love (Romans 8:38-39).
How can I show love according to the Bible?
The Bible teaches that love is patient and kind (1 Corinthians 13:4), that we should love our neighbors as ourselves (Mark 12:31), and that love is demonstrated through action, not just words (1 John 3:18).