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Bible Verses About Love

Love is the heartbeat of the whole Bible — God's love for us, and the love we're called to show one another. These Bible verses about love describe what real, patient, sacrificial love looks like.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7

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“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 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. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

John 3:16

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“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.”

1 John 4:7-8

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“Beloved, let us love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”

Romans 8:38-39

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“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.”

John 15:12-13

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“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”

1 Peter 4:8

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“Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

Mark 12:30-31

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“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.””

Colossians 3:14

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“And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.”

Ephesians 4:2

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“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”

Proverbs 10:12

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“Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.”

Song of Solomon 8:7

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“Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.”

1 John 4:18-19

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“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. We love because He first loved us.”

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Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about Love?

Love is the heartbeat of the whole Bible — God's love for us, and the love we're called to show one another. These Bible verses about love describe what real, patient, sacrificial love looks like.

What is a good Bible verse about Love?

1 Corinthians 13:4-7: “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 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. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

Where should I start reading about Love in the Bible?

Start with John 3:16, one of the 12 verses gathered here on this topic.

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