Bible Verses About God's Love (20 Verses)
This collection has 20 Bible verses about gods love: 7 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. 1 John appears most often (5 verses), across 12 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about god's love? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about god's love, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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20 Bible Verses About Gods love
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
"But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
"Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing."
"The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing."
"See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him."
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
"We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him."
"And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him."
"No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from God’s love, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
"I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me."
"I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me."
"But you, Lord, are a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth."
"But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth."
"But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),"
"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God."
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."
"Yahweh appeared of old to me, saying, “Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love. Therefore I have drawn you with loving kindness."
"The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."
"Know therefore that Yahweh your God himself is God, the faithful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with them who love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations,"
"Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;"
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you."
"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
"Oh give thanks to the God of heaven; for his loving kindness endures forever."
"O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever."
"But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love."
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love."
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."
"For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my loving kindness will not depart from you, and my covenant of peace will not be removed,” says Yahweh who has mercy on you."
"For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee."
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
"In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins."
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 20 Bible verses about gods love: 7 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. 1 John appears most often (5 verses), across 12 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about god's love? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about god's love, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
John 3:16: "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life." Romans 5:8: "But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." Zephaniah 3:17: "Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing." Full collection: 20 verses on this page (35% Old Testament, 65% New Testament).
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