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Bible Verses About God's Love

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

28 verses · curated by hand

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  1. Ezekiel 23:5

    ““Oholah played the prostitute when she was mine. She doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians her neighbors,”

  2. Ezekiel 23:9

    ““Therefore I delivered her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, on whom she doted.”

  3. Ezekiel 23:11

    ““Her sister Oholibah saw this, yet she was more corrupt in her lusting than she, and in her prostitution which was more depraved than the prostitution of her sister.”

  4. Ezekiel 23:17

    “The Babylonians came to her into the bed of love, and they defiled her with their prostitution. She was polluted with them, and her soul was alienated from them.”

  5. Ezekiel 23:22

    ““Therefore, Oholibah, thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘Behold, I will raise up your lovers against you, from whom your soul is alienated, and I will bring them against you on every side:”

  6. Ezekiel 33:31

    “They come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear your words, but don’t do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their gain.”

  7. Ezekiel 33:32

    “Behold, you are to them as a very lovely song of one who has a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument; for they hear your words, but they don’t do them.”

  8. Daniel 1:9

    “Now God made Daniel to find kindness and compassion in the sight of the prince of the eunuchs.”

  9. Daniel 9:4

    “I prayed to Yahweh my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his commandments,”

  10. Daniel 9:23

    “At the beginning of your petitions the commandment went out, and I have come to tell you; for you are greatly beloved: therefore consider the matter, and understand the vision.”

  11. Daniel 10:11

    “He said to me, Daniel, you man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak to you, and stand upright; for am I now sent to you. When he had spoken this word to me, I stood trembling.”

  12. Daniel 10:19

    “He said, “Greatly beloved man, don’t be afraid: peace be to you, be strong, yes, be strong.” When he spoke to me, I was strengthened, and said, “Let my lord speak; for you have strengthened me.””

  13. Hosea 2:1

    ““Say to your brothers, ‘My people!’ and to your sisters, ‘My loved one!’”

  14. Hosea 2:5

    “For their mother has played the prostitute. She who conceived them has done shamefully; for she said, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.’”

  15. Hosea 2:7

    “She will follow after her lovers, but she won’t overtake them; and she will seek them, but won’t find them. Then she will say, ‘I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.’”

  16. Hosea 2:10

    “Now I will uncover her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of my hand.”

  17. Hosea 2:12

    “I will lay waste her vines and her fig trees, about which she has said, ‘These are my wages that my lovers have given me; and I will make them a forest,’ and the animals of the field shall eat them.”

  18. Hosea 2:13

    “I will visit on her the days of the Baals, to which she burned incense, when she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and went after her lovers, and forgot me,” says Yahweh.”

  19. Hosea 3:1

    “Yahweh said to me, “Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins.””

  20. Hosea 4:18

    “Their drink has become sour. They play the prostitute continually. Her rulers dearly love their shameful way.”

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.