True love is selfless and puts others first. The Bible shows us how to love in a way that reflects God’s own heart. Today, we’ll read verses that inspire us to give and love sacrificially.
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Bible Verses About Selfless Love
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Selfless 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. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
John 15:13 – The greatest form of love is sacrifice
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13
Romans 13:10 – Love fulfills the law through selflessness
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” – Romans 13:10
1 John 4:7 – We are called to love one another
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7
Philippians 2:3-4 – Embrace humility with selfless actions
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.” – Philippians 2:3-4
Galatians 5:13 – Serve one another through 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.” – Galatians 5:13
Mark 12:31 – Love your neighbor as yourself
“The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:31
1 Peter 4:8 – Love covers a multitude of sins
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8
Matthew 5:44 – Loving our enemies is a challenge
“But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” – Matthew 5:44
Ephesians 4:2-3 – Unity is achieved through selfless love
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” – Ephesians 4:2-3
Luke 6:35 – Show kindness without expecting anything in return
“But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.” – Luke 6:35
Colossians 3:14 – Love binds us all in unity
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:14
John 3:16 – God’s love is the ultimate sacrifice
“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.” – John 3:16
1 John 3:18 – Love in action is true selfless love
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18
Proverbs 10:12 – Love is greater than hatred
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” – Proverbs 10:12
Romans 5:8 – Christ’s love is unconditional and selfless
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
2 Corinthians 5:14 – Christ’s love compels us to act
“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died.” – 2 Corinthians 5:14
James 2:8 – Loving our neighbor is a royal command
“If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right.” – James 2:8
Matthew 7:12 – Treat others with selfless love
“So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” – Matthew 7:12
Luke 10:27 – Selfless love requires a whole heart
“He answered: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Luke 10:27
1 Corinthians 16:14 – Do everything in love
“Do everything in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
1 Thessalonians 3:12 – Abound 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.” – 1 Thessalonians 3:12
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.’” – Matthew 22:37-39
2 Peter 1:7 – Love is a characteristic of godliness
“And to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.” – 2 Peter 1:7
1 John 4:19 – Love because God first loved us
“We love because he first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19
Psalm 136:26 – God’s love endures forever
“Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” – Psalm 136:26
Matthew 10:42 – Even small acts of love matter
“And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.” – Matthew 10:42
Luke 14:13-14 – Invite the needy with selfless love
“But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” – Luke 14:13-14
Isaiah 58:10 – Selfless love shines in actions
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” – Isaiah 58:10
Romans 12:10 – Honor one another through love
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10
Galatians 6:2 – Carry each other’s burdens with love
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” – Galatians 6:2
1 John 4:12 – Love makes God visible
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” – 1 John 4:12