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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. Romans 8:37

    “No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”

  2. Romans 8:39

    “nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

  3. Romans 9:13

    “Even as it is written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.””

  4. Romans 9:25

    “As he says also in Hosea, “I will call them ‘my people,’ which were not my people; and her ‘beloved,’ who was not beloved.””

  5. Romans 11:28

    “Concerning the Good News, they are enemies for your sake. But concerning the election, they are beloved for the fathers’ sake.”

  6. Romans 12:9

    “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good.”

  7. Romans 12:10

    “In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate to one another; in honor preferring one another;”

  8. Romans 12:19

    “Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, “Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord.””

  9. Romans 13:8

    “Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.”

  10. Romans 13:9

    “For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.””

  11. Romans 13:10

    “Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.”

  12. Romans 14:15

    “Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.”

  13. Romans 15:30

    “Now I beg you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by the love of the Spirit, that you strive together with me in your prayers to God for me,”

  14. Romans 16:5

    “Greet the assembly that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first fruits of Achaia to Christ.”

  15. Romans 16:8

    “Greet Amplias, my beloved in the Lord.”

  16. Romans 16:9

    “Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys, my beloved.”

  17. Romans 16:12

    “Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Greet Persis, the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.”

  18. 1 Corinthians 2:9

    “But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.””

  19. 1 Corinthians 4:14

    “I don’t write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.”

  20. 1 Corinthians 4:17

    “Because of this I have sent Timothy to you, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere in every assembly.”

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.