Bible Verses About Love
This collection includes 15 passages about Love. Copy a verse or open its chapter for context.
This collection is a starting point, not a count of every relevant passage in the Bible.
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Reading context: Paul describes patient and kind conduct in a discussion of spiritual gifts and community life.
Scripture Passages
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Reading context: The continuation defines love through conduct toward others, rather than through romantic attraction alone.
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Reading context: Love is contrasted with rejoicing in wrongdoing; this continues the same paragraph as verses 4 and 5.
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
We love him, because he first loved us.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
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.
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Love includes care for other people as well as love for God. Start with Paul’s description in 1 Corinthians 13, then compare Jesus’ command in John 13 with the passages in 1 John. The quotation labels identify the Bible version. Use a reference link to read its chapter and compare the wording with the commentary.
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Read 1 Corinthians 13 in its discussion of spiritual gifts. Its description of love concerns the life of the community; it is not limited to romance.
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