Bible Verses About Love
Love is the central theme of the Bible. From God's love for humanity to instructions on loving others, scripture provides timeless wisdom about the most powerful force in existence.
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The Love Chapter: 1 Corinthians 13
The most famous passage on love, often read at weddings:
1 Corinthians 13:4-8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails."
1 Corinthians 13:13
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
God's Love for Us
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
Romans 5:8
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
1 John 4:8
"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
Jeremiah 31:3
"I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."
Loving Others
John 13:34-35
"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
1 Peter 4:8
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
Romans 13:10
"Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."
Love in Marriage
Ephesians 5:25
"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
Song of Solomon 8:6-7
"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away."
Unconditional Love
Romans 8:38-39
"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."