Bible Verses About Love

Love is the greatest theme running through the entire Bible. As we read that we are to love one another just as God loved us, we find ourselves asking again what love truly is. May these verses guide you on that journey.

⁴Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. ⁵It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. ⁶Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ⁷It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John 4:8But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[53] There is no commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:31

What Is Love?

The word love is used so often that its meaning can grow blurry. But the Bible defines love not as a feeling but as a decision and an action. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 describes love as patient and kind, not envious or boastful, not rude or self-seeking. Reading it slowly, we realize how much endurance real love requires.

The Love of God

Any conversation about love must begin with God's love. John 3:16 declares that God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son. Romans 5:8 goes one step further: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us — that is how His love was proven. As 1 John 4:8 puts it simply, God is love itself.

Loved First, Then Loving

1 John 4:19 sets the order of love right: we love because He first loved us. Love does not begin with our willpower; it is our response to love already received. Knowing this gives us strength not to give up, even before people who are hard to love.

Love in Action

Mark 12:31 brings love down to the most practical level. Love your neighbor as yourself is not an abstract slogan but a concrete act of kindness toward the person you meet today. Think of this verse at home, at work, and before people you struggle to understand.

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