Bible verses about love reveal more than affection or romance. Scripture presents love as the heart of faith: God’s generous love for the world, Christ’s sacrificial example, and the call to treat others with kindness, patience, and compassion. These passages bring together wisdom from the Old and New Testaments to show how love shapes our relationship with God and with one another.
Read these verses slowly and consider how their messages can strengthen friendships, encourage forgiveness, and guide your daily choices. Whether you are seeking comfort, inspiration for a relationship, or a deeper understanding of Christian love, this collection offers biblical wisdom to reflect on and put into practice.
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“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 3:16
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“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”Romans 5:8
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“And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”Romans 5:5
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“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.”1 John 4:7
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“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”1 John 4:8
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“Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.”1 John 4:11
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“We love him, because he first loved us.”1 John 4:19
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“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”Deuteronomy 6:5
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“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”Matthew 22:39
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“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.”Leviticus 19:18
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“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”John 13:34
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“By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”John 13:35
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“This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.”John 15:12
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“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”John 15:13
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“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;”Matthew 5:44
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“Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”Romans 12:9
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“Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;”Romans 12:10
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“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”Romans 13:8
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“Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”Romans 13:10
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“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”1 Corinthians 13:4
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“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”1 Corinthians 13:5
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“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”1 Corinthians 13:7
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“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”1 Corinthians 13:13
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“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”Ephesians 4:2
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“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.”Ephesians 5:2
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“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”Colossians 3:14
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“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”1 Peter 4:8
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“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”Proverbs 17:17
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“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”Song of Solomon 8:7
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“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.”1 John 4:18
