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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. James 2:8

    “However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.”

  2. 1 Peter 1:8

    “whom not having known you love; in whom, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy unspeakable and full of glory —”

  3. 1 Peter 1:22

    “Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:”

  4. 1 Peter 2:11

    “Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”

  5. 1 Peter 2:17

    “Honor all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”

  6. 1 Peter 3:8

    “Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,”

  7. 1 Peter 3:10

    “For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.”

  8. 1 Peter 4:8

    “And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.”

  9. 1 Peter 4:12

    “Beloved, don’t be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you.”

  10. 1 Peter 5:14

    “Greet one another with a kiss of love. Peace be to you all who are in Christ Jesus. Amen.”

  11. 2 Peter 1:7

    “and in godliness brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.”

  12. 2 Peter 1:17

    “For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.””

  13. 2 Peter 2:15

    “forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;”

  14. 2 Peter 3:1

    “This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;”

  15. 2 Peter 3:8

    “But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.”

  16. 2 Peter 3:14

    “Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.”

  17. 2 Peter 3:15

    “Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;”

  18. 2 Peter 3:17

    “You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.”

  19. 1 John 2:5

    “But whoever keeps his word, God’s love has most certainly been perfected in him. This is how we know that we are in him:”

  20. 1 John 2:10

    “He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.”

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.