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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. John 8:42

    “Therefore Jesus said to them, “If God were your father, you would love me, for I came out and have come from God. For I haven’t come of myself, but he sent me.”

  2. John 10:17

    “Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.”

  3. John 11:3

    “The sisters therefore sent to him, saying, “Lord, behold, he for whom you have great affection is sick.””

  4. John 11:5

    “Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.”

  5. John 11:36

    “The Jews therefore said, “See how much affection he had for him!””

  6. John 12:25

    “He who loves his life will lose it. He who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life.”

  7. John 12:43

    “for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.”

  8. John 13:1

    “Now before the feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that his time had come that he would depart from this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.”

  9. John 13:23

    “One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ breast.”

  10. John 13:34

    “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.”

  11. John 13:35

    “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.””

  12. John 14:15

    “If you love me, keep my commandments.”

  13. John 14:21

    “One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.””

  14. John 14:23

    “Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.”

  15. John 14:24

    “He who doesn’t love me doesn’t keep my words. The word which you hear isn’t mine, but the Father’s who sent me.”

  16. John 14:28

    “You heard how I told you, ‘I go away, and I come to you.’ If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I said ‘I am going to my Father;’ for the Father is greater than I.”

  17. John 14:31

    “But that the world may know that I love the Father, and as the Father commanded me, even so I do. Arise, let us go from here.”

  18. John 15:9

    “Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.”

  19. John 15:10

    “If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and remain in his love.”

  20. John 15:12

    ““This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”

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.