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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. 1 Corinthians 4:21

    “What do you want? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love and a spirit of gentleness?”

  2. 1 Corinthians 8:1

    “Now concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.”

  3. 1 Corinthians 8:3

    “But if anyone loves God, the same is known by him.”

  4. 1 Corinthians 10:14

    “Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.”

  5. 1 Corinthians 13:1

    “If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.”

  6. 1 Corinthians 13:2

    “If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but don’t have love, I am nothing.”

  7. 1 Corinthians 13:3

    “If I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but don’t have love, it profits me nothing.”

  8. 1 Corinthians 13:4

    “Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,”

  9. 1 Corinthians 13:8

    “Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.”

  10. 1 Corinthians 13:13

    “But now faith, hope, and love remain — these three. The greatest of these is love.”

  11. 1 Corinthians 14:1

    “Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.”

  12. 1 Corinthians 15:58

    “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”

  13. 1 Corinthians 16:14

    “Let all that you do be done in love.”

  14. 1 Corinthians 16:22

    “If any man doesn’t love the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be accursed. Come, Lord!”

  15. 1 Corinthians 16:24

    “My love to all of you in Christ Jesus. Amen.”

  16. 2 Corinthians 2:4

    “For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made sorry, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.”

  17. 2 Corinthians 2:8

    “Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.”

  18. 2 Corinthians 5:14

    “For the love of Christ constrains us; because we judge thus, that one died for all, therefore all died.”

  19. 2 Corinthians 6:6

    “in pureness, in knowledge, in perseverance, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in sincere love,”

  20. 2 Corinthians 7:1

    “Having therefore these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

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.