What Does the Bible Say About Love?

“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.”

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

“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.”

“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”

“Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”

“With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love.”

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.”

“Let all your things be done with charity.”

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”

“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”

“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”

“We love him, because he first loved us.”

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”