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Bible Verses About Love (43 Verses)

This collection has 43 Bible verses about love: 5 from the Old Testament and 38 from the New Testament. 1 John appears most often (13 verses), across 14 books of Scripture.

What does the Bible say about love? Read 43 carefully selected Bible verses about love, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.

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43 Bible Verses About Love

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"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."
John 3:16WEB
"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."
John 3:16KJV
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"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;"
1 Corinthians 13:4-5WEB
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
1 Corinthians 13:4-5KJV
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"But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13WEB
"And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity."
1 Corinthians 13:13KJV
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"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God."
1 John 4:7WEB
"Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God."
1 John 4:7KJV
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"And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins."
1 Peter 4:8WEB
"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins."
1 Peter 4:8KJV
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"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another."
John 13:34WEB
"A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another."
John 13:34KJV
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"Above all these things, walk in love, which is the bond of perfection."
Colossians 3:14WEB
"And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."
Colossians 3:14KJV
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"By this God’s love was revealed in us, that God has sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him."
1 John 4:9WEB
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him."
1 John 4:9KJV
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"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13WEB
"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."
John 15:13KJV
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"doesn’t rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things."
1 Corinthians 13:6-7WEB
"Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
1 Corinthians 13:6-7KJV
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"Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another."
1 John 4:11WEB
"Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another."
1 John 4:11KJV
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"No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God remains in us, and his love has been perfected in us."
1 John 4:12WEB
"No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us."
1 John 4:12KJV
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"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."
1 John 4:16WEB
"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."
1 John 4:16KJV
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"We love him, because he first loved us."
1 John 4:19WEB
"We love him, because he first loved us."
1 John 4:19KJV
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"But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8WEB
"But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8KJV
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"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."
Romans 8:39WEB
"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."
Romans 8:39KJV
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"that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,"
Ephesians 3:17-18WEB
"That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;"
Ephesians 3:17-18KJV
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"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;"
Ephesians 5:25WEB
"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;"
Ephesians 5:25KJV
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"Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil. Cling to that which is good."
Romans 12:9WEB
"Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good."
Romans 12:9KJV
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"Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law."
Romans 13:8WEB
"Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."
Romans 13:8KJV
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"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love."
Galatians 5:6WEB
"For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love."
Galatians 5:6KJV
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"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,"
Galatians 5:22WEB
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
Galatians 5:22KJV
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"For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another."
Galatians 5:13WEB
"For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another."
Galatians 5:13KJV
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"and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you,"
1 Thessalonians 3:12WEB
"And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:"
1 Thessalonians 3:12KJV
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"But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,"
1 Thessalonians 4:9WEB
"But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another."
1 Thessalonians 4:9KJV
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"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."
1 John 4:10WEB
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
1 John 4:10KJV
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"He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love."
1 John 4:8WEB
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
1 John 4:8KJV
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"If a man says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who doesn’t love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?"
1 John 4:20WEB
"If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?"
1 John 4:20KJV
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"By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”"
John 13:35WEB
"By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another."
John 13:35KJV
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"Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love."
John 15:9WEB
"As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love."
John 15:9KJV
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“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.
John 15:12WEB
"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you."
John 15:12KJV
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"But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,"
Matthew 5:44WEB
"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;"
Matthew 5:44KJV
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"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."
1 John 3:1WEB
"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."
1 John 3:1KJV
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"By this we know love, because he laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers."
1 John 3:16WEB
"Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
1 John 3:16KJV
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"My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth."
1 John 3:18WEB
"My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth."
1 John 3:18KJV
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"This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother."
1 John 4:21WEB
"And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also."
1 John 4:21KJV
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"Let all that you do be done in love."
1 Corinthians 16:14WEB
"Let all your things be done with charity."
1 Corinthians 16:14KJV
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"Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs."
Proverbs 10:12WEB
"Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins."
Proverbs 10:12KJV
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"Many waters can’t quench love, neither can floods drown it. If a man would give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be utterly scorned."
Song of Solomon 8:7WEB
"Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned."
Song of Solomon 8:7KJV
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"Set me as a seal on your heart, as a seal on your arm; for love is strong as death. Jealousy is as cruel as Sheol. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a very flame of Yahweh."
Song of Solomon 8:6WEB
"Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame."
Song of Solomon 8:6KJV
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"It is because of Yahweh’s loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn’t fail."
Lamentations 3:22WEB
"It is of the LORD’S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."
Lamentations 3:22KJV
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"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."
Zephaniah 3:17WEB
"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."
Zephaniah 3:17KJV
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"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),"
Ephesians 2:4-5WEB
"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;)"
Ephesians 2:4-5KJV

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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What does the Bible say about love?

This collection has 43 Bible verses about love: 5 from the Old Testament and 38 from the New Testament. 1 John appears most often (13 verses), across 14 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about love? Read 43 carefully selected Bible verses about love, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.

What are the best Bible verses about love?

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." 1 Corinthians 13:4-5: "Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;" 1 Corinthians 13:13: "But now faith, hope, and love remain—these three. The greatest of these is love." Full collection: 43 verses on this page (12% Old Testament, 88% New Testament).

How many Bible verses talk about love?

This page collects 43 verses about love from 14 books. 1 John is the most frequent source (13 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.

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