Bible Verses about “love”
The Bible contains 18 verses about love across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹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.›”
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;”
“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
“Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;”
“¶ Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.”
“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.”
“‹A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.›”
“‹Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.›”
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
“‹By this shall all› [men] ‹know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.›”
“And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.”
“And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.”
“¶ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
“For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
“Let all your things be done with charity.”