Bible Verses About Love
Curated for reflection, with brief context for daily life.
Quick Answer
Short answer: Scripture presents love as agape, a settled choice that gives without condition, rooted in the character of God who is love.
1 John 4:7-8 NKJV
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Love flows from knowing God, not from earning Him.
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NKJV
Love suffers long and is kind, love does not envy, love does not parade itself, is not puffed up, does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth, bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
A working definition that tests love by patience, truth and endurance.
Romans 5:8 NKJV
But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Love given before repentance, not after worth was proved.
Ephesians 3:17-19 NKJV
That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height, to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Paul prays for a multi-dimensional revelation, not a single fact.
John 13:34-35 NKJV
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
Love as witness, the mark that drew the ancient world.
1 John 4:18 NKJV
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.
Unconditional love removes torment and builds trust.
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