Bible Verses About Love
Love sits at the center of the Bible, from God's love for you to the way you treat the people around you. These verses show what love looks like in practice: patient, kind and willing to sacrifice. Read them in the King James Version and open any verse to compare translations.
11 scriptures in modern King James wording
1 Corinthians 13:4KJV
“Love suffers long, and is kind; love envies not; love vaunts not itself, is not puffed up,”
1 Corinthians 13:13KJV
“And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
John 13:34KJV
“A new commandment I give unto you, That all of you love one another; as I have loved you, that all of you also love one another.”
John 15:12KJV
“This is my commandment, That all of you love one another, as I have loved you.”
1 John 4:7KJV
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loves is born of God, and knows God.”
1 John 4:19KJV
“We love him, because he first loved us.”
Romans 13:10KJV
“Love works no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.”
Colossians 3:14KJV
“And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection.”
1 Peter 4:8KJV
“And above all things have fervent love among yourselves: for love shall cover the multitude of sins.”
Proverbs 10:12KJV
“Hatred stirs up strifes: but love covers all sins.”
Song of Solomon 8:7KJV
“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.”
Common questions
What does the Bible say about love?
The Bible describes love as patient, kind and selfless, and says it comes from God. First John 4:8 says God is love, and Jesus taught that the two greatest commandments are to love God and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-39).
Which Bible passage best describes love?
First Corinthians 13:4-7 is the passage most people turn to. It lists what love does: it is patient and kind, it does not envy or boast, and it keeps going through hard seasons.
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- Bible Verses About God's LoveGod's love is the foundation of the Gospel, and these verses state it plainly.
- Bible Verses About MarriageMarriage appears in the first chapters of the Bible and runs through the letters of Paul.
- Bible Verses About FriendshipThe Bible describes friends who stay loyal in hard times, speak honestly and sharpen each other.
- Bible Verses About ForgivenessForgiveness is hard, and the Bible does not pretend otherwise.
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