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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. Hosea 6:4

    ““Ephraim, what shall I do to you? Judah, what shall I do to you? For your love is like a morning cloud, and like the dew that disappears early.”

  2. Hosea 8:9

    “For they have gone up to Assyria, like a wild donkey wandering alone. Ephraim has hired lovers for himself.”

  3. Hosea 9:1

    “Don’t rejoice, Israel, to jubilation like the nations; for you were unfaithful to your God. You love the wages of a prostitute at every grain threshing floor.”

  4. Hosea 9:10

    “I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness. I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at its first season; but they came to Baal Peor, and consecrated themselves to the shameful thing, and became abominable like that which they loved.”

  5. Hosea 9:15

    ““All their wickedness is in Gilgal; for there I hated them. Because of the wickedness of their deeds I will drive them out of my house! I will love them no more. All their princes are rebels.”

  6. Hosea 9:16

    “Ephraim is struck. Their root has dried up. They will bear no fruit. Even though they give birth, yet I will kill the beloved ones of their womb.””

  7. Hosea 10:11

    “Ephraim is a trained heifer that loves to thresh; so I will put a yoke on her beautiful neck. I will set a rider on Ephraim. Judah will plow. Jacob will break his clods.”

  8. Hosea 11:1

    ““When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.”

  9. Hosea 12:7

    “A merchant has dishonest scales in his hand. He loves to defraud.”

  10. Hosea 14:4

    ““I will heal their waywardness. I will love them freely; for my anger is turned away from him.”

  11. Amos 4:5

    “offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving of that which is leavened, and proclaim free will offerings and brag about them: for this pleases you, you children of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.”

  12. Amos 5:15

    “Hate evil, love good, and establish justice in the courts. It may be that Yahweh, the God of Armies, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.””

  13. Micah 3:2

    “You who hate the good, and love the evil; who tear off their skin, and their flesh from off their bones;”

  14. Micah 6:8

    “He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”

  15. Zechariah 8:17

    “and let none of you devise evil in your hearts against his neighbor, and love no false oath: for all these are things that I hate,” says Yahweh.”

  16. Zechariah 8:19

    “Yahweh of Armies says: “The fasts of the fourth fifth, seventh, and tenth months shall be for the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts. Therefore love truth and peace.””

  17. Malachi 1:2

    ““I have loved you,” says Yahweh. Yet you say, “How have you loved us?” “Wasn’t Esau Jacob’s brother?” says Yahweh, “Yet I loved Jacob;”

  18. Malachi 2:11

    “Judah has dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah has profaned the holiness of Yahweh which he loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.”

  19. Matthew 3:17

    “Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.””

  20. Matthew 5:43

    ““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’”

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.