While Valentine’s Day is a modern celebration, the Bible is full of verses about love. These scriptures offer a deeper understanding of love from a biblical perspective, beyond just romance.
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Bible Verses About Valentine’S Day
1 John 4:7-8 – Love comes from God
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” – 1 John 4:7-8
John 13:34-35 – Love one another as Jesus loves 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.” – John 13:34-35
1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – Love is patient, kind, and enduring
“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
Proverbs 17:17 – A friend loves at all times
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” – Proverbs 17:17
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
Romans 13:10 – Love fulfills the law
“Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.” – Romans 13:10
1 Corinthians 16:14 – Do everything in love
“Do everything in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14
Ephesians 4:2 – Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” – Ephesians 4:2
Colossians 3:14 – The most important virtue is love
“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:14
Philippians 2:2 – Be unified in love
“Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.” – Philippians 2:2
1 John 3:18 – Love in action
“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” – 1 John 3:18
1 Corinthians 13:13 – The greatest of these is love
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.” -1 Corinthians 13:13
Matthew 22:37-39 – Love God and love your neighbor
“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
John 15:12 – Love one another as Jesus has loved us
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.” – John 15:12
Galatians 5:22-23 – The fruit of the Spirit is love
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23
1 John 4:19 – We love because God first loved us
“We love because He first loved us.” – 1 John 4:19
Leviticus 19:18 – Love your neighbor as yourself
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.” – Leviticus 19:18
1 John 4:7 – Let us 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
Proverbs 10:12 – Love covers all offenses
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” – Proverbs 10:12
1 Corinthians 13:2 – Without love, we are nothing
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:2
1 Corinthians 13:8 – Love never fails
“Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.” – 1 Corinthians 13:8
Romans 12:9 – Love must be sincere
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” – Romans 12:9
1 Corinthians 14:1 – Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts
“Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.” – 1 Corinthians 14:1
1 John 4:11 – Since God loved us, we also ought to love one another
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” – 1 John 4:11
John 15:13 – Greater love has no one than this
“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” – John 15:13
1 Peter 3:8 – Love one another, be compassionate and humble
“Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.” – 1 Peter 3:8
1 John 4:10 – God loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice
“This is love: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” – 1 John 4:10
Proverbs 3:3 – Let love and faithfulness never leave you
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” – Proverbs 3:3
Mark 12:30-31 – Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself
“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.” – Mark 12:30-31
Romans 5:8 – God demonstrates His love for us
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8
Psalm 136:26 – Give thanks to the God of heaven, His love endures forever
“Give thanks to the God of heaven. His love endures forever.” – Psalm 136:26
1 Thessalonians 3:12 – Abound in love for one another and for all
“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
Romans 8:38-39 – Nothing can separate us from God’s love
“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.” – Romans 8:38-39
1 John 4:16 – We know and rely on 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 anyone who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.” – 1 John 4:16 (NRSV)
1 John 4:12 – If we love one another, God’s love is made complete 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.” – 1 John 4:12
Galatians 5:14 – Love your neighbor as yourself
“For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” – Galatians 5:14
John 15:17 – Love one another
“This is my command: Love each other.” – John 15:17
Romans 12:10 – Love one another with brotherly affection
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” – Romans 12:10
Proverbs 21:21 – Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor
“Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity, and honor.” – Proverbs 21:21
1 Thessalonians 5:13 – Live in peace and love
“Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:13
Galatians 2:20 – Christ loved me and gave himself for me
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20
1 Peter 1:22 – Love one another deeply from the heart
“Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” – 1 Peter 1:22
Mark 12:33 – Love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices
“To love Him with all your heart, with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” – Mark 12:33
Psalm 119:165 – Great peace comes to those who love God’s law
“Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.” – Psalm 119:165
John 14:15 – If you love me, keep my commands
“If you love me, keep my commands.” – John 14:15
Proverbs 8:17 – Those who love me, I love, and those who seek me find me
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.” – Proverbs 8:17