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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 Samuel 18:16

    “But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.”

  2. 1 Samuel 18:20

    “Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.”

  3. 1 Samuel 18:22

    “Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’””

  4. 1 Samuel 18:28

    “Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.”

  5. 1 Samuel 20:17

    “Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.”

  6. 2 Samuel 1:23

    “Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives. In their death, they were not divided. They were swifter than eagles. They were stronger than lions.”

  7. 2 Samuel 1:26

    “I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasant to me. Your love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.”

  8. 2 Samuel 12:24

    “David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her. She bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;”

  9. 2 Samuel 12:25

    “and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh’s sake.”

  10. 2 Samuel 13:1

    “After this, Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.”

  11. 2 Samuel 13:4

    “He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.””

  12. 2 Samuel 13:15

    “Then Amnon hated her with exceedingly great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, “Arise, be gone!””

  13. 2 Samuel 19:6

    “in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared today, that princes and servants are nothing to you. For today I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died today, then it would have pleased you well.”

  14. 1 Kings 3:3

    “Solomon loved Yahweh, walking in the statutes of David his father; except that he sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.”

  15. 1 Kings 5:1

    “Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the place of his father, and Hiram had always loved David.”

  16. 1 Kings 10:9

    “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore he made you king, to do justice and righteousness.””

  17. 1 Kings 11:1

    “Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;”

  18. 1 Kings 11:2

    “of the nations concerning which Yahweh said to the children of Israel, “You shall not go among them, neither shall they come among you; for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” Solomon joined to these in love.”

  19. 2 Chronicles 2:11

    “Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which he sent to Solomon, “Because Yahweh loves his people, he has made you king over them.””

  20. 2 Chronicles 9:8

    “Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God; because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever. Therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.””

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.