50 Bible Verses About Love: Inspiration for Every Heart
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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 4:9 – "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."
- Ephesians 2:4-5 – "But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions."
- Psalm 136:26 – "Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever."
Love Between People
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – "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."
- Colossians 3:14 – "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
- 1 Peter 4:8 – "Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins."
- Ephesians 4:2 – "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
- Romans 12:10 – "Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
Love in Marriage
- Genesis 2:24 – "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."
- Ephesians 5:25 – "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
- Song of Solomon 8:7 – "Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away."
- Proverbs 18:22 – "He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord."
- 1 Corinthians 7:3 – "The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband."
Love Your Neighbor
- Mark 12:31 – "The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these."
- Galatians 5:14 – "For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
- Luke 6:31 – "Do to others as you would have them do to you."
- Romans 13:10 – "Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law."
- James 2:8 – "If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, 'Love your neighbor as yourself,' you are doing right."
Jesus’ Teachings on Love
- John 13:34-35 – "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another."
- Matthew 5:44 – "But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."
- Luke 6:35 – "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back."
- Matthew 22:37-39 – "Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'"
- John 15:12 – "My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you."
Love as a Fruit of the Spirit
- Galatians 5:22-23 – "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control."
- 1 John 4:7 – "Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God."
- 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – "May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else."
- 2 Timothy 1:7 – "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline."
- Jude 1:21 – "Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life."
God’s Command to Love
- Deuteronomy 6:5 – "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
- Joshua 22:5 – "But be very careful to keep the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord gave you: to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to keep his commands, to hold fast to him and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul."
- Micah 6:8 – "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
- Matthew 5:16 – "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven."
- 2 John 1:6 – "And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands."
Love in Action
- Romans 12:9 – "Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good."
- Hebrews 13:1 – "Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters."
- 1 John 3:18 – "Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth."
- Galatians 6:10 – "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers."
- James 1:27 – "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
Everlasting Love
- Jeremiah 31:3 – "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."
- Isaiah 54:10 – "Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken."
- Psalm 86:15 – "But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
- Lamentations 3:22-23 – "Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
- Zephaniah 3:17 – "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
The Power of Love
- 1 Corinthians 13:13 – "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
- 2 Corinthians 5:14 – "For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died."
- 1 John 4:18 – "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear."
- Romans 8:38-39 – "For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
- Psalm 33:5 – "The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love."












