Love is the most important theme in the Bible, reflecting the character of God and instructing believers how to live. Here are 25 of the best Bible verses on love!
1) 1 John 4:16
“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.”
2) 1 Peter 4:8
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
6) 1 John 4:12
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
7) Ephesians 4:2
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
8) Romans 12:9
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
9) John 13:34-35
“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.”
10) Matthew 22:37-39
“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.'”
11) Romans 13:10
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
12) 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“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.”
13) John 15:12
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
14) Galatians 5:14
“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
15) 1 John 3:18
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
16) Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
“Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”
18) 1 John 4:7
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
19) John 3:16
“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.”
20) Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
21) Song of Solomon 8:7
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
22) Leviticus 19:18
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.”
23) Deuteronomy 6:5
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
24) Psalms 63:3
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.”
25) Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
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