How many times is "love one another" in the Bible?
The phrase "love one another" appears 13 times in the King James Version, in 12 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible words it differently: love one another 13.
Love one another in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of love one another counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| love one another | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 13 | 13 |
First and last mention of love one another
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
The verse that uses it most is John 13:34, 2 times:
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Verses with love one another on our topic pages
9 verses that use love one another in the World English Bible are in our topic collections.
Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
On: Love, Money, Debt, What Does the Bible Say About Gambling? 25 Verses
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also love one another.
On: Love, Relationships, Communion
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.
On: Love, Friendship, God's Love
“I command these things to you, that you may love one another.
On: Family
But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,
On: Love
Seeing you have purified your souls in your obedience to the truth through the Spirit in sincere brotherly affection, love one another from the heart fervently:
On: Purity
Beloved, if God loved us in this way, we also ought to love one another.
On: Love
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.
On: Love
Common questions
How many times is love one another in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 0 of the 13 uses are in the Old Testament and 13 in the New Testament. Love one another appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 1 John has the most (5), then John (4) and Romans (1).
Where is love one another first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is John 13:34: "A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." The last is 2 John 1:5.
More word counts: fear of the LORD, forty days, Jesus Christ, praise the LORD, 666, love, God, Jesus, or all 253 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-05.