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Bible Verses About Love

These Bible verses about love show how God loves us and how we are called to love one another. Read them to remember that love is patient and kind.

26 verses to read today

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

We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 15:13

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

Colossians 3:14

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8

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

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:10

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:8

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

Psalms 36:7

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17

Let all your things be done with charity.

1 Corinthians 16:14

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

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

Psalms 103:11

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.

1 John 3:16

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Romans 13:10

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:12

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

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 4:8

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:8

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Matthew 22:37

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another.

Romans 12:10

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

1 Corinthians 13:13

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

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 13:35

I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Psalms 18:1

Scripture quotations are from the King James Version.

A short prayer to pray

Father, fill my heart with Your love, that I may love others as You have loved me.

Lord, teach me to love without condition, the way You love with patience and grace.

Father, help me to love my neighbor as myself, and to see Christ in every person.

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