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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. Deuteronomy 21:16

    “then it shall be, in the day that he causes his sons to inherit that which he has, that he may not give the son of the beloved the rights of the firstborn before the son of the hated, who is the firstborn;”

  2. Deuteronomy 23:5

    “Nevertheless Yahweh your God wouldn’t listen to Balaam; but Yahweh your God turned the curse into a blessing to you, because Yahweh your God loved you.”

  3. Deuteronomy 28:54

    “The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye will be evil toward his brother, toward the wife whom he loves, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;”

  4. Deuteronomy 28:56

    “The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye will be evil toward the husband that she loves, toward her son, toward her daughter,”

  5. Deuteronomy 30:6

    “Yahweh your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your offspring, to love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.”

  6. Deuteronomy 30:16

    “For I command you today to love Yahweh your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his ordinances, that you may live and multiply, and that Yahweh your God may bless you in the land where you go in to possess it.”

  7. Deuteronomy 30:20

    “to love Yahweh your God, to obey his voice, and to cling to him; for he is your life, and the length of your days; that you may dwell in the land which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

  8. Deuteronomy 33:3

    “Yes, he loves the people. All his saints are in your hand. They sat down at your feet. Each receives your words.”

  9. Deuteronomy 33:12

    “About Benjamin he said, “The beloved of Yahweh will dwell in safety by him. He covers him all day long. He dwells between his shoulders.””

  10. Joshua 22:5

    “Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded you, to love Yahweh your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.””

  11. Joshua 23:11

    “Take good heed therefore to yourselves, that you love Yahweh your God.”

  12. Judges 5:31

    ““So let all your enemies perish, Yahweh, but let those who love him be as the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had rest forty years.”

  13. Judges 14:16

    “Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?””

  14. Judges 16:4

    “It came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.”

  15. Judges 16:15

    “She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when your heart is not with me? You have mocked me these three times, and have not told me where your great strength lies.””

  16. Ruth 4:15

    “He shall be to you a restorer of life, and sustain you in your old age, for your daughter-in-law, who loves you, who is better to you than seven sons, has given birth to him.””

  17. 1 Samuel 1:5

    “but to Hannah he gave a double portion, for he loved Hannah, but Yahweh had shut up her womb.”

  18. 1 Samuel 16:21

    “David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.”

  19. 1 Samuel 18:1

    “When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.”

  20. 1 Samuel 18:3

    “Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.”

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.