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Bible Verses About God's Love

Verses on God's love for us — unconditional, eternal, costly love.

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  1. Genesis 22:2

    “He said, “Now take your son, your only son, whom you love, even Isaac, and go into the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains which I will tell you of.””

  2. Genesis 24:67

    “Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife. He loved her. Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”

  3. Genesis 25:28

    “Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate his venison. Rebekah loved Jacob.”

  4. Genesis 27:4

    “Make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, and that my soul may bless you before I die.””

  5. Genesis 27:9

    “Go now to the flock, and get me from there two good young goats. I will make them savory food for your father, such as he loves.”

  6. Genesis 27:14

    “He went, and got them, and brought them to his mother. His mother made savory food, such as his father loved.”

  7. Genesis 29:18

    “Jacob loved Rachel. He said, “I will serve you seven years for Rachel, your younger daughter.””

  8. Genesis 29:20

    “Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.”

  9. Genesis 29:30

    “He went in also to Rachel, and he loved also Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.”

  10. Genesis 29:32

    “Leah conceived, and bore a son, and she named him Reuben. For she said, “Because Yahweh has looked at my affliction. For now my husband will love me.””

  11. Genesis 34:3

    “His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.”

  12. Genesis 37:3

    “Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age, and he made him a coat of many colors.”

  13. Genesis 37:4

    “His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, and they hated him, and couldn’t speak peaceably to him.”

  14. Genesis 44:20

    “We said to my lord, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother; and his father loves him.’”

  15. Exodus 20:6

    “and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.”

  16. Exodus 21:5

    “But if the servant shall plainly say, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children. I will not go out free;’”

  17. Leviticus 11:3

    “Whatever parts the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and chews the cud among the animals, that you may eat.”

  18. Leviticus 11:7

    “The pig, because he has a split hoof, and is cloven-footed, but doesn’t chew the cud, he is unclean to you.”

  19. Leviticus 11:26

    ““‘Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.”

  20. 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 Yahweh.”

Frequently asked

Questions about god's love in the Bible

How does God show his love?
Romans 5:8 — "God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." 1 John 4:9-10 names the cross as the central proof of God's love.
Is God's love unconditional?
Yes — Romans 5:8 explicitly says God loves while we are still sinners, before any change in us. The conditional language in Scripture is about experiencing fellowship, not about the love itself being earned.
Which Bible verse best shows God's love?
John 3:16, Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:8, and 1 John 4:19 are the four most-cited verses on God's love. All four are curated on this page with original commentary.