bible verses about love

91+ Bible Verses About Love

What is love according to the bible?

Love is a feeling of affection towards someone or others. Throughout the bible, the message of love has been constantly repeated and emphasized, it speaks of love for one another for God Himself is love.

Listed below are bible verses about love:

1. John 13:34-35
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”

2. 1 Peter 4:8
“And above all things have fervent love for one another, for ‘love will cover a multitude of sins.’”

3. 1 John 4:7-8
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”

bible verses about love

4. Romans 5:8
“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

5. 1 John 4:10
“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

6. Psalm 86:15
“But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, long-suffering and abundant in mercy and truth.”

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7. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”

8. Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”

9. Colossians 3:14
“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.”

10. Matthew 5:44
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”

11. Romans 12:20
“Therefore ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’”

12. Jeremiah 31:3
“The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: ‘Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.’”

13. 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 created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

14. Matthew 22:37-39
“Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”

15. Mark 12:30-31
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. And the second, like it, is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

16. Ephesians 5:25
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

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17. 1 Corinthians 13:13
“And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”

18. John 15:12-13
“This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”

19. Luke 6:35
“But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.”

20. 1 John 3:18
“My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”

21. 1 John 4:19
“We love Him because He first loved us.”

22. 2 John 1:6
“This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it.”

23. Psalm 136:26
“Oh, give thanks to the God of heaven! For His mercy endures forever.”

24. Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”

25. Ephesians 4:2
“With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.”

26. Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up strife, But love covers all sins.”

27. Luke 7:47
“Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.”

28. 1 John 4:16
“And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”

29. Deuteronomy 7:9
“Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and keep His commandments.”

30. Galatians 6:10
“Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”

31. Romans 13:8
“Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law.”

32. Proverbs 17:17
“A friend loves at all times, And a brother is born for adversity.”

33. Song of Solomon 8:7
“Many waters cannot quench love, Nor can the floods drown it. If a man would give for love all the wealth of his house, It would be utterly despised.”

34. 2 Timothy 1:7
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

35. 1 John 5:3
“For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome.”

36. Joshua 22:5
“But take careful heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

37. Micah 6:8
“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

38. Isaiah 54:10
“For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.”

39. Deuteronomy 6:5
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”

40. John 14:15
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.”

41. Psalm 119:47-48
“And I will delight myself in Your commandments, which I love. My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on Your statutes.”

42. Ephesians 5:2
“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.”

43. Philippians 2:3-4
“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”

44. 2 Thessalonians 3:5
“Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.”

45. Proverbs 15:17
“Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a fatted calf with hatred.”

46. Isaiah 43:4
“Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you; Therefore I will give men for you, and people for your life.”

47. Hosea 2:19-20
“I will betroth you to Me forever; Yes, I will betroth you to Me in righteousness and justice, in lovingkindness and mercy; I will betroth you to Me in faithfulness, and you shall know the Lord.”

48. 1 Thessalonians 3:12
“And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you.”

49. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.”

50. Psalm 103:17
“But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children.”

51. Jude 1:21
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”

52. Philippians 2:2
“Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.”

53. Colossians 3:12-13
“Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

54. Romans 13:10
“Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”

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55. Matthew 22:40
“On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”

56. Proverbs 3:3-4
“Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.”

57. 1 Thessalonians 4:9
“But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.”

58. James 2:8
“If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself,’ you do well.”

59. 2 Corinthians 8:8
“I speak not by commandment, but I am testing the sincerity of your love by the diligence of others.”

60. Deuteronomy 10:15
“The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.”

61. Nehemiah 9:17
“They refused to obey, and they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But You are God, ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abundant in kindness, and did not forsake them.”

62. 1 Corinthians 16:14
“Let all that you do be done with love.”

63. Philippians 1:9
“And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment.”

64. Psalm 136:1
“Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.”

65. Isaiah 63:9
“In all their affliction He was afflicted, And the Angel of His Presence saved them; In His love and in His pity He redeemed them; And He bore them and carried them all the days of old.”

66. Proverbs 19:22
“What is desired in a man is kindness, And a poor man is better than a liar.”

67. John 10:10
“The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”

68. Lamentations 3:22-23
“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.”

69. Psalm 103:11
“For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him.”

70. Romans 12:9-10
“Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good. Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.”

71. 1 John 3:16
“By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”

72. Psalm 136:2-3
“Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever.”

73. 1 Corinthians 13:8
“Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away.”

74. Leviticus 19:18
“You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.”

75. James 1:27
“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.”

76. Romans 5:5
“Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

77. Titus 3:4-5
“But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.”

78. Hebrews 10:24
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works.”

79. Acts 2:46-47
“So continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.”

80. Zechariah 8:17
“Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor; And do not love a false oath. For all these are things that I hate,’ Says the Lord.”

81. Joel 2:13
“So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm.”

82. Matthew 25:40
“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’”

83. Revelation 3:19
“As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Therefore be zealous and repent.”

84. Psalm 86:15
“But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.”

85. Isaiah 49:15-16
“Can a woman forget her nursing child, and not have compassion on the son of her womb? Surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.”

86. Matthew 5:44
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.”

87. Romans 12:20-21
“Therefore ‘If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

88. Ezekiel 34:16
“I will seek what was lost and bring back what was driven away, bind up the broken and strengthen what was sick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong, and feed them in judgment.”

89. Luke 19:10
“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”

90. Ephesians 4:15-16
“But, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.”

91. Colossians 3:14
“But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.”

92. Galatians 5:13
“For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.”

93. 1 Timothy 1:5
“Now the purpose of the commandment is love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and from sincere faith.”

94. Isaiah 54:8
“With a little wrath I hid My face from you for a moment; But with everlasting kindness I will have mercy on you,” Says the Lord, your Redeemer.”

95. Jeremiah 32:40
“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me.”

96. 2 Corinthians 9:7
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”

97. 1 John 4:11
“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”

98. John 13:34
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.”

99. Matthew 11:28-30
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

100. Psalm 89:2
“For I have said, ‘Mercy shall be built up forever; Your faithfulness You shall establish in the very heavens.'”

101. Isaiah 63:7
“I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He has bestowed on them according to His mercies, according to the multitude of His lovingkindnesses.”

102. Proverbs 11:25
“The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself.”

103. Proverbs 21:21
“He who follows righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.”

104. Hosea 14:4
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely, for My anger has turned away from him.”

105. Psalm 147:3
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

106. John 13:14-15
“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.”

107. Philippians 2:5-7
“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.”

108. Isaiah 43:1
“But now, thus says the Lord, who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine.'”

109. Titus 2:14
“Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works.”

110. Colossians 3:13
“Bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”

111. Luke 6:37
“Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”

112. Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”

113. Joshua 23:11
“Therefore take careful heed to yourselves, that you love the Lord your God.”

114. John 6:40
“And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life; and I will raise him up at the last day.”

115. Jude 1:20-21
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”

116. Revelation 1:5
“And from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler over the kings of the earth. To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood.”

117. 2 Corinthians 13:11
“Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”

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