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Bible Verses About Love

God's love, our love for Him, and love for one another.

45 verses · curated by hand

From the wider Bible

More verses about love in Scripture

562 passages mentioning “love” across WEB & KJV — beyond the curated set above.

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  1. Ephesians 2:4

    “But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us,”

  2. Ephesians 3:19

    “and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”

  3. Ephesians 4:2

    “with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;”

  4. Ephesians 4:15

    “but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;”

  5. Ephesians 4:16

    “from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.”

  6. Ephesians 5:1

    “Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.”

  7. Ephesians 5:2

    “Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”

  8. Ephesians 5:28

    “Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”

  9. Ephesians 5:33

    “Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

  10. Ephesians 6:21

    “But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things;”

  11. Ephesians 6:23

    “Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”

  12. Ephesians 6:24

    “Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love. Amen.”

  13. Philippians 1:9

    “This I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment;”

  14. Philippians 1:17

    “but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.”

  15. Philippians 2:1

    “If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassion,”

  16. Philippians 2:2

    “make my joy full, by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;”

  17. Philippians 2:12

    “So then, my beloved, even as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

  18. Philippians 4:1

    “Therefore, my brothers, beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.”

  19. Philippians 4:8

    “Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.”

  20. Colossians 1:4

    “having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have toward all the saints,”

Frequently asked

Questions about love in the Bible

What does the Bible say about love?
The Bible defines love (Greek: agape) as a sustained way of acting toward others — patient, kind, not envious or proud (1 Corinthians 13:4). Its source is God himself: "God is love" (1 John 4:8). Believers are called to love because they were first loved (1 John 4:19).
What is the most famous Bible verse about love?
John 3:16 — "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son…" — is the most widely quoted Bible verse on love, summarising the whole arc of the gospel in a single sentence.
Where in the Bible does it describe true love?
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is the New Testament's clearest description of love's working parts: patient, kind, not envious, not proud, not easily angered, keeping no record of wrongs.