Scripture About Bible quotes about love

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7 Bible Verses

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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; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-7 • KJV

This passage provides the most comprehensive description of love's characteristics in the Bible. It defines true love (charity) as patient, kind, humble, selfless, and enduring through all circumstances.

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He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

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1 John 4:8 • KJV

This verse declares that God's very essence is love itself. It teaches that understanding and experiencing God requires knowing love, as they are inseparably connected.

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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.

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John 3:16 • KJV

This verse demonstrates the ultimate expression of God's love through sacrificial giving. It shows that divine love is measured not by words but by the greatest possible sacrifice.

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Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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Matthew 22:37-39 • KJV

Jesus establishes the two greatest commandments centered on love: complete devotion to God and genuine care for others. This shows that love should be the foundation of all human relationships and spiritual life.

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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.

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Romans 8:38-39 • KJV

This passage emphasizes the unbreakable and eternal nature of God's love. It assures believers that absolutely nothing in existence can diminish or destroy God's love for them.

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We love him, because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:19 • KJV

This verse reveals that human love is a response to God's initiating love. It teaches that our capacity to love others flows from first receiving and understanding God's love for us.

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A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

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John 13:34-35 • KJV

Jesus commands His followers to love others with the same sacrificial love He demonstrated. This verse establishes love as the identifying mark of true discipleship and Christian community.

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