Bible Verses About Love
Love is the thread that runs through the whole of Scripture, God's love for people, and the love we are called to show one another. These verses gather that teaching in one place, from the famous words on charity to the greatest commandment.
Read these slowly and let the words settle. When one speaks to you, carry it into a daily verse habit, fold it into a reading plan, or search by feeling on the find a verse page. You can also browse every topic or pair these with the prayers.
1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
John 3:16
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.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
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;
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.
John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Mark 12:30-31
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Romans 8:38-39
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Colossians 3:14
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.