VerseReels

Bible Verses About Love

Love runs through the Bible from beginning to end. The first letter of John says it plainly: God is love. These Bible verses about love show what that means, and it is far deeper than a feeling. In Scripture, love keeps its promises. It gave a Son for the world, it forgives the unworthy, and it lays down its life for friends. Jesus named the two greatest commandments as loving God and loving your neighbor, and he told his followers that the world would recognize them by their love for one another. Here you will find the famous love chapter from 1 Corinthians, the promises of God’s everlasting love, and practical words for marriage, friendship and family. Many of these passages are read at weddings, shared on anniversaries and whispered at bedsides. Let them remind you how deeply you are loved, then pass that love along to someone who needs it.

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.

John 3:16 KJV

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

John 13:34 KJV

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

John 13:35 KJV

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:12 KJV

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

John 15:13 KJV

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

Romans 5:8 KJV

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

Romans 8:38 KJV

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.

Romans 8:39 KJV

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Romans 12:9 KJV

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Romans 12:10 KJV

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Romans 13:8 KJV

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Romans 13:10 KJV

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

1 Corinthians 13:1 KJV

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

1 Corinthians 13:4 KJV

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1 Corinthians 13:5 KJV

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

1 Corinthians 13:6 KJV

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

1 Corinthians 13:7 KJV

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

1 Corinthians 13:8 KJV

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

1 Corinthians 13:13 KJV

Let all your things be done with charity.

1 Corinthians 16:14 KJV

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Galatians 5:13 KJV

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Galatians 5:14 KJV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:22 KJV

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Ephesians 4:2 KJV

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Ephesians 4:32 KJV

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Ephesians 5:2 KJV

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Ephesians 5:25 KJV

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

Colossians 3:14 KJV

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1 Peter 4:8 KJV

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

1 John 3:1 KJV

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

1 John 3:16 KJV

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1 John 3:18 KJV

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 4:7 KJV

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

1 John 4:8 KJV

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:10 KJV

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

1 John 4:11 KJV

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:16 KJV

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 4:18 KJV

We love him, because he first loved us.

1 John 4:19 KJV

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

Deuteronomy 6:5 KJV

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 19:18 KJV

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 10:12 KJV

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

Proverbs 17:17 KJV

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

Song of Solomon 8:7 KJV

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Psalm 86:15 KJV

O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 136:26 KJV

The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

Jeremiah 31:3 KJV

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.

Matthew 22:37 KJV

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 22:39 KJV

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.

Mark 12:30 KJV

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Mark 12:31 KJV

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about love?

It teaches that love comes from God, because God is love (1 John 4:8). True love is shown in action, patience and sacrifice. 1 Corinthians 13 describes it in detail, and Jesus made love for God and neighbor the greatest commandments.

What is the greatest Bible verse about love?

John 3:16 is the best known, showing God’s love for the whole world. Others often choose 1 Corinthians 13:13 or John 15:13, where Jesus says no one has greater love than to lay down life for friends.

What Bible verses about love are good for a wedding?

1 Corinthians 13:4–8, Colossians 3:14, Ephesians 4:2, Song of Solomon 8:7 and 1 John 4:19 are all popular choices for readings, vows and cards.

What does 1 Corinthians 13 mean by charity?

The King James Version uses “charity” for the Greek word agape, which means selfless, self-giving love. Modern translations, including the World English Bible, render it simply as “love.”

More topics