Love is the essence of the Christian faith, encompassing compassion, forgiveness, and selflessness towards others. Throughout the Bible, we find teachings and examples of love in action, calling us to love everyone as God loves us. Join us as we explore verses that illuminate the depth and breadth of God’s love and inspire us to love one another with sincerity and grace, reflecting the heart of our Heavenly Father.
Bible Verses About Loving Everyone
John 13:34 – Jesus commands us to love one another
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
1 John 4:7 – Love comes from God, and we are called to share it
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
Romans 13:10 – Love is the fulfillment of the law
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
Mark 12:31 – We are commanded to love our neighbors as ourselves
“The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
1 Peter 4:8 – Love covers over a multitude of sins
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
John 15:12 – Jesus teaches us the essence of love
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
1 John 4:20 – Loving God and not loving others is contradictory
“Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”
Galatians 5:13 – We are called to serve one another in love
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
Colossians 3:14 – Love binds us together in perfect harmony
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
1 Corinthians 16:14 – Every action should be done in love
“Do everything in love.”
Ephesians 4:2 – We are urged to be patient and bear with one another in love
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Matthew 5:44 – We are called to love our enemies
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
Romans 15:7 – We are instructed to accept one another
“Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.”
1 John 3:18 – Love should be expressed in actions
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
Luke 6:31 – Golden Rule of loving others as you wish to be loved
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
1 Thessalonians 3:12 – We are encouraged to increase in love for one another
“May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”
Philippians 2:2 – Having the same love and being of one mind
“Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”
James 2:8 – The royal law is to love your neighbor
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right.”
Ephesians 5:2 – Walk in the way of love
“And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
Matthew 22:39 – The second commandment mirrors the first
“And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
1 John 4:11 – If God loved us, we ought to love one another
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
2 John 1:6 – Living in love means walking in obedience
“And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.”
Proverbs 10:12 – Hatred stirs up conflict, love covers all wrongs
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
Matthew 5:46 – Loving those who love you is easy
“If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?”
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.”
John 15:13 – The greatest love is to lay down one’s life for friends
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
1 John 3:1 – We are called children of God through love
“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!”
Romans 5:8 – God’s love for us is shown through sacrifice
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Matthew 18:21-22 – We are called to forgive abundantly in love
“Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.'”
1 John 4:16 – We have come to know and believe the love God has for us
“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.”
Philippians 1:9 – Our love should abound more and more
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.”
2 Corinthians 5:14 – Christ’s love compels us to love others
“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.”
Proverbs 17:17 – A true friend loves at all times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
Hebrews 10:24 – We are encouraged to spur one another on in love
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”
Luke 10:33–34 – A Samaritan exemplifies love for those in need
“But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds.”