Love is a divine gift that enriches and transforms our lives, reflecting the very nature of God Himself. In the Bible, we find teachings and examples that illuminate the true meaning and essence of love, as well as promises of God’s unfailing love for us. Join us as we delve into verses that speak to the pursuit and experience of love, inspiring us to love God and others with sincerity, sacrificially, and unconditionally.
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Bible Verses About Finding Love
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 – Love is patient and kind
“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.”
1 John 4:8 – Knowing God is knowing love
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
Song of Solomon 8:7 – Love cannot be extinguished
“Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one’s house for love, it would be utterly scorned.”
John 15:12 – Jesus commands us to love one another
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A friend’s love is constant
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Romans 13:8 – We owe love to one another
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
1 Peter 4:8 – Love covers a multitude of sins
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
Mark 12:30-31 – Love God and love your neighbor
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
Matthew 19:19 – Love your neighbor as yourself
“Honor your father and mother,’ and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Ephesians 5:25 – Husbands should love their wives
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Colossians 3:14 – Love binds all virtues together
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
Romans 12:9 – Love must be sincere
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
John 13:34-35 – We must love each other as Jesus loved us
“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 John 3:18 – Love through actions, not words
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
1 Corinthians 16:14 – Do everything in love
“Do everything in love.”
1 John 4:18 – Perfect love drives out fear
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
John 3:16 – God’s love for the world
“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.”
1 John 4:19 – We love because God first loved us
“We love because he first loved us.”
Proverbs 10:12 – Love covers all wrongs
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
Matthew 5:44 – Love your enemies
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
2 Corinthians 13:11 – Be complete in love
“Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.”
Galatians 5:22 – Love is a fruit of the Spirit
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”
Psalm 86:15 – God is abounding in love
“But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.”
Romans 5:8 – Christ died for us out of love
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Zephaniah 3:17 – God’s love brings joy
“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.”
Jeremiah 31:3 – God’s everlasting love
“The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: ‘I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.'”
1 Thessalonians 3:12 – Overflowing love for each other
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”
Romans 8:37-39 – Nothing can separate us from God’s love
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 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.”
1 John 3:1 – God’s love for us as His children
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”
Psalm 136:26 – God’s love endures forever
“Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.”
Ephesians 4:2 – Bearing with one another in love
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Psalm 143:8 – Trust in God’s unfailing love
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”
Proverbs 21:21 – Love finds life and honor
“Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.”
Isaiah 54:10 – God’s covenant of love
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”
1 John 4:12 – God’s love is perfected in us
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
Deuteronomy 6:5 – Love God with all your being
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Micah 6:8 – Requirement to act justly and love mercy
“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 22:37-39 – The greatest commandment is love
“Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
1 John 3:23 – Believe in Jesus and love one another
“And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us.”
Psalm 33:5 – God loves righteousness and justice
“The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.”