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Bible Verses About Love

Scripture's portrait of love is patient, costly, and faithful — first God's love for us, then the love we're freed to give away. These verses show what it looks like.

These Bible verses about love are 17 passages from the King James Version (KJV) — gathered to read slowly, pray over, and return to.

  1. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

    John 3:16

  2. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

    1 Corinthians 13:4

  3. Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

    1 Corinthians 13:5

  4. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

    1 Corinthians 13:6

  5. Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

    1 Corinthians 13:7

  6. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

    1 Corinthians 13:13

  7. Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

    1 John 4:7

  8. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

    1 John 4:8

  9. We love him, because he first loved us.

    1 John 4:19

  10. A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

    John 13:34

  11. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

    John 13:35

  12. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

    Romans 8:38

  13. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

    Romans 8:39

  14. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

    1 Peter 4:8

  15. With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

    Ephesians 4:2

  16. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

    Colossians 3:14

  17. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

    1 John 4:16

Frequently asked questions

What does the Bible say about love?
Scripture returns to love again and again. This page gathers 17 of its clearest King James Version passages in one place, so you can read and reflect on them slowly.
What is a good Bible verse for love?
John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
How many Bible verses about love are in this collection?
17 King James Version (KJV) verses, hand-picked and arranged so you can read them in a few quiet minutes.
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