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Top 14 most popular verses about love in the bible
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
— John 3:16
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'""
— Matthew 22:37-39
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
— John 13:34-35
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
— 1 John 4:8
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."
— 1 John 4:11
"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."
— Luke 6:27-28
"Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."
— 1 Corinthians 13:8
"On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
— Romans 12:20-21
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
— Romans 5:8
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
— 1 Corinthians 13:13
"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
— Romans 12:10
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
— 1 John 4:9-10
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 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."
— Romans 8:38-39
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Begin My TransformationVerses celebrating the depth and constancy of God's love
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
— John 3:16
Context: The most famous verse in the Bible - the ultimate demonstration of God's love.
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
— 1 John 4:8
Context: God's very essence and nature is love - not just that He loves, but He IS love.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
— Romans 5:8
Context: God's love is unconditional - He loved us even when we were His enemies.
"This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins."
— 1 John 4:9-10
Context: God initiated love - we didn't love Him first, He loved us first.
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, 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."
— Romans 8:38-39
Context: Nothing can separate us from God's love - it's absolutely secure.
"But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved."
— Ephesians 2:4-5
Context: God's great love moved Him to save us from spiritual death.
"The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.""
— Jeremiah 31:3
Context: God's love is everlasting and unfailing - it never ends or changes.
"The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
— Zephaniah 3:17
Context: Beautiful picture of God delighting in us and singing over us with love.
"And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."
— 1 John 4:16
Context: We can know and rely on God's love - it's dependable.
"For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him."
— Psalm 103:11
Context: God's love is immeasurably great - beyond our comprehension.
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?"
— Romans 8:35
Context: Rhetorical question - no circumstance can separate us from Christ's love.
"so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
— Ephesians 3:17-19
Context: Paul's prayer to comprehend the vast dimensions of Christ's love.
"Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments."
— Deuteronomy 7:9
Context: God keeps His covenant of love for a thousand generations.
"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23
Context: God's love and compassion renew every morning.
"Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever."
— Psalm 136:26
Context: Repeated refrain throughout Psalm 136 - God's love endures forever.
""Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you."
— Isaiah 54:10
Context: God's love is more permanent than mountains.
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!"
— 1 John 3:1
Context: God lavishly loves us and makes us His children.
"I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them."
— Hosea 11:4
Context: Tender picture of God's loving care like a parent with a child.
Scripture defining what true love looks like (including 1 Corinthians 13)
"Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
— 1 John 3:18
Context: Real love is demonstrated through actions, not just words.
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Context: The most complete biblical definition of love - 15 characteristics of true love.
"Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away."
— 1 Corinthians 13:8
Context: Love is eternal - it never fails and outlasts all spiritual gifts.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
— 1 Corinthians 13:13
Context: Love is the greatest of the three abiding virtues.
"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
— John 15:13
Context: The ultimate demonstration of love is self-sacrifice.
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
— 1 John 4:18
Context: Perfect love casts out fear - love and fear cannot coexist.
"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away."
— Song of Solomon 8:6-7
Context: Poetic description of love's strength and permanence.
"Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs."
— Proverbs 10:12
Context: Love covers wrongs rather than exposing them.
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
— 1 Peter 4:8
Context: Deep love covers many sins - priority on loving others.
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity."
— Proverbs 17:17
Context: True love is consistent, not conditional on circumstances.
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good."
— Romans 12:9
Context: Love must be genuine and authentic, not hypocritical.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
— Galatians 5:22-23
Context: Love is the first fruit of the Spirit - the foundation of all other fruits.
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
— Colossians 3:14
Context: Love is what binds all virtues together in unity.
"Do everything in love."
— 1 Corinthians 16:14
Context: Simple but profound - every action should be motivated by love.
"Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."
— Romans 13:10
Context: Love fulfills all the commandments because it does no harm.
"If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing."
— 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Context: Without love, all spiritual gifts and sacrifices are worthless.
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man."
— Proverbs 3:3-4
Context: Keep love and faithfulness as constant companions.
"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you."
— 1 Thessalonians 3:12
Context: Prayer for increasing, overflowing love.
Commands and teaching about loving fellow believers
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
— John 13:34-35
Context: Jesus' new commandment - love as He loved, the mark of true discipleship.
"Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another."
— 1 John 4:11
Context: We love others because God first loved us.
"Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
— Romans 12:10
Context: Devoted love that honors others above ourselves.
"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God."
— 1 John 4:7
Context: Command to love, because love originates from God.
"No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
— 1 John 4:12
Context: When we love others, God's love reaches its full expression through us.
"Now about your love for one another we do not need to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love each other."
— 1 Thessalonians 4:9
Context: God Himself teaches us to love one another.
"Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart."
— 1 Peter 1:22
Context: Love one another deeply and sincerely from the heart.
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds."
— Hebrews 10:24
Context: Actively encourage one another to love and good works.
"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
— Ephesians 4:2
Context: Love involves patience and bearing with others' weaknesses.
"This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters."
— 1 John 3:16
Context: Christ's sacrifice defines love and sets the standard for us.
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."
— Galatians 5:13
Context: Use freedom to serve others in love, not indulge self.
"Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind."
— Philippians 2:1-2
Context: Unity and oneness flow from having the same love.
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."
— John 15:12
Context: Jesus' command to love with the same love He showed.
"For this is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another."
— 1 John 3:11
Context: Love has been the message from the very beginning.
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law."
— Romans 13:8
Context: We always owe each other love - it's a debt we can never finish paying.
"And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one another."
— 2 John 1:5
Context: Repeated emphasis on the command to love one another.
Verses about extending love beyond our comfort zone
"Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'""
— Matthew 22:37-39
Context: The two greatest commandments - love God and love your neighbor.
"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you."
— Luke 6:27-28
Context: Jesus' radical command to love enemies and bless those who curse us.
"On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
— Romans 12:20-21
Context: Overcome evil with good by practically loving your enemies.
"But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous."
— Matthew 5:44-45
Context: Love enemies to reflect God's character - He blesses both good and evil.
"He answered, "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'""
— Luke 10:27
Context: Love God completely and love neighbor as yourself.
"Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD."
— Leviticus 19:18
Context: Old Testament command to love your neighbor - no revenge or grudges.
"For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself.""
— Galatians 5:14
Context: The entire law is summed up in loving your neighbor.
"The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
— Mark 12:31
Context: Loving neighbor is second only to loving God.
"The commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself.""
— Romans 13:9
Context: All moral commandments are fulfilled through loving your neighbor.
"If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right."
— James 2:8
Context: Loving your neighbor is called the "royal law."
"Do to others as you would have them do to you."
— Luke 6:31
Context: The Golden Rule - treat others how you want to be treated.
"But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
— Luke 6:35-36
Context: Love enemies without expecting return - reflect God's mercy.
"If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink."
— Proverbs 25:21
Context: Practical acts of love toward enemies.
"If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?"
— Matthew 5:46-47
Context: Challenge to love beyond those who love us back.
"Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:15
Context: Don't repay evil - always do good for everyone.
"Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters."
— Hebrews 13:1
Context: Continue in brotherly love persistently.
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