53+ Bible Verses About Love

By:
Shaun Connell.
Last updated
June 20, 2023
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The Bible holds within its sacred pages a treasury of inspiration that transcends religious boundaries, offering profound insights into the power and beauty of love. Bursting with uplifting tales and moral lessons, it touches people’s hearts from all walks of life, irrespective of their faith or beliefs. 

With heartfelt consideration, we have thoughtfully curated 45 hope-infused Bible verses that celebrate love in all its forms, accompanied by 15 thought-provoking quotes that ignite resilience and kindle a deep appreciation for the transformative power of love. 

What Does The Bible Say About Love?

"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up."

- 1 Corinthians 13:4 (NKJV)

"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV)

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God."

- 1 John 4:7 (NKJV)

What Does the Bible Say About Love?

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends."

- John 15:13 (NKJV)

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another."

- John 13:34 (NKJV)

"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."

- John 15:12 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Unconditional Love

"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

- Romans 5:8 (NKJV)

"The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: 'Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you."

- Jeremiah 31:3 (NKJV)

"For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

- Romans 8:38-39 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Marriage

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

- Genesis 2:24 (NKJV)

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her."

- Ephesians 5:25 (NKJV)

"So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself."

- Ephesians 5:28 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Forgiveness

"And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses."

- Mark 11:25 (NKJV)

"Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you."

- Colossians 3:13 (NKJV)

"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you."

- Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Loving Your Neighbor

"You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD."

- Leviticus 19:18 (NKJV)

"For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself."

- Galatians 5:14 (NKJV)

"And who is my neighbor?... And he said, 'He who showed mercy on him.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise."

- Luke 10:29,37 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About God’s Love for Us

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."

- John 3:16 (NKJV)

"But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ."

- Ephesians 2:4-5 (NKJV)

"In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."

- 1 John 4:10 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Kindness

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."

- Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV)

"Let all that you do be done with love."

- 1 Corinthians 16:14 (NKJV)

"And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."

- Ephesians 4:32 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Brotherly Love

"Let brotherly love continue."

- Hebrews 13:1 (NKJV)

"Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another."

- Romans 12:10 (NKJV)

"Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently with a pure heart."

- 1 Peter 1:22 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Loving Your Enemies

"But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you."

- Matthew 5:44 (NKJV)

"But love your enemies, do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil."

- Luke 6:35 (NKJV)

"If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink."

- Proverbs 25:21 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Patience

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness."

- Galatians 5:22 (NKJV)

"And we urge you, brethren, to recognize those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves."

- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 (NKJV)

"With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love."

- Ephesians 4:2 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Justice

"Let justice run down like water, And righteousness like a mighty stream."

- Amos 5:24 (NKJV)

"He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?"

- Micah 6:8 (NKJV)

"But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy and not sacrifice.' For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance."

- Matthew 9:13 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Sacrifice

"By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

- 1 John 3:16 (NKJV)

"Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends."

- John 15:13 (NKJV)

"For God so loved the world "

- John 3:16 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Compassion

"Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering."

- Colossians 3:12 (NKJV)

"Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous."

- 1 Peter 3:8 (NKJV)

"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was. And when he saw him, he had compassion."

- Luke 10:33 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Truth

"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good."

- Romans 12:9 (NKJV)

"But speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head Christ."

- Ephesians 4:15 (NKJV)

"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another."

- Leviticus 19:11 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Mercy

"He who follows righteousness and mercy Finds life, righteousness, and honor."

- Proverbs 21:21 (NKJV)

"Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart."

- Proverbs 3:3 (NKJV)

"Therefore be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful."

- Luke 6:36 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Obedience

"If you love Me, keep My commandments."

- John 14:15 (NKJV)

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome."

- 1 John 5:3 (NKJV)

"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep His commandments."

- 1 John 5:2 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Humility

"With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love."

- Ephesians 4:2 (NKJV)

"Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you."

- 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NKJV)

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

- Ephesians 4:2 (NKJV)

Bible Verses About Love and Joy

"These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you."

- John 15:11-12 (NKJV)

"Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!"

- Philippians 4:4 (NKJV)

"The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law."

- Galatians 5:22-23 (NKJV)

Christian Quotes About Love

"God’s love is like an ocean. You can see its beginning, but not its end."

- Rick Warren

"God does not love us because we are valuable. We are valuable because God loves us."

- Fulton J. Sheen

"God’s love is not restricted to when you think you’ve performed well. He loves you even when you make mistakes and fail."

- Joyce Meyer

"The nature of God's love is unchangeable. Ours may be increased, diminished, or may be totally withdrawn. His cannot."

- A. W. Pink

"Though our feelings come and go, God's love for us does not."

- C.S. Lewis

"You are the only you God made... God made you and broke the mold."

- Max Lucado

"Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit."

- Peter Ustinov

"God loves you just the way you are, but He refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus."

- Max Lucado

"Nothing can separate you from God’s love, absolutely nothing. God is enough for time, God is enough for eternity. God is enough!"

- Hannah Whitall Smith

"We are the Spirit’s lights, not for our own glory, but for the glory of God who is Love."

- Philip Yancey

"Do not let your past dictate who you are, but let it be part of who you will become."

- Nick Portokalos

"Grace is the very opposite of merit… Grace is not only undeserved favor, but it is favor, shown to the one who has deserved the very opposite."

- Harry Ironside

"God loves each of us as if there were only one of us."

- Augustine

"The measure of love is to love without measure."

- Augustine

"God loves you more in a moment than anyone could in a lifetime."

- Unknown

"True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice."

- Sadhu Vaswani

"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him, the greatest human achievement."

- Augustine

Conclusion: Bible Verses About Love

"And above all things have fervent love for one another, for 'love will cover a multitude of sins.'"

- 1 Peter 4:8 (NKJV)

"We love Him because He first loved us."

- 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)

"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

- 1 Corinthians 13:13 (NKJV)

As we journey through life's complexities, the Bible serves as a beacon, illuminating our path with its stories of unwavering love and profound moral lessons. This collection of 45 Bible verses and 15 inspiring quotes, carefully selected for you, is an ode to the beauty and resilience of love - a testament to its transformative power that reaches and touches every heart, regardless of one's faith.

Remember, my friend, in every circumstance and through every trial, love always prevails - may these words comfort and inspire you, igniting hope and resilience in your heart.


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Written By:

Shaun Connell

Shaun Connell is a passionate Christian businessman and investor who lives in Texas. Shaun is a Reformed Baptist who believes that the Word of God should be used in every area of life.

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