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.”
Quoted scriptures are from the New International Version translation.
Every Christian woman will be tempted many times in her life to be afraid. There is no way to stop the enemy from launching this attack, but the Bible is heavily equipped with the amour needed to fight back.
In scripture, we find stories of God’s people who had good reason to feel afraid. In these verses, God in reveals the attitudes He wants His people to adopt when a spirit of fear approaches. Often, He gives directs commands.
Here are 7 times God told His people “do not be afraid” in the Bible:
1. Genesis 15:1
Abram was concerned that though his estate was large, he had no heir. A servant in his house would end up inheriting everything, to Abram’s great dismay. God then speaks to Abram in a vision.
“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
God lays out the famous promise that Abram would have an heir of his own flesh, and that his offspring would one day be as innumerable as the stars in the sky.
2. Isaiah 41:10
Addressed to the Israelites in exile, God speaks through the prophet Isaiah, reminding His people that He is in control and His powerful arms are wrapped around them.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
3. Joshua 1:9
About to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Joshua is full of fear. God reassures him of His continual presence.
“Have not I commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Jesus is preparing the disciples to send them out into the world to spread the gospel. He warns them that persecution will come. But Jesus says people should not fear each other – they should fear God in reverence of His eternal power.
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”
5. John 14:27
While the peace and security the world offers comes from money and status, which can be wiped away in a day, our Lord offers us his own supernational peace that no type of earthly destruction can erase.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
6. Deuteronomy 31:6
Moses had become old and learned from God that he would not cross over to the Promised Land with the Israelites. They would have to trust that God, along with their new leader Joshua, would be there to protect them as they headed into a land full of enemies.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”
7. Isaiah 43:1
In another message of comfort from God to the Israelites, the Lord emphasizes that He has chosen them, made them His personal possession, and subjects of His divine protection.
“But now this is what the Lord says – he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.”
