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Bible Verses About Love

Love runs through Scripture from Genesis to Revelation — God's love for humanity, a husband's love for his wife, a mother's for her child, a friend laying down his life for another. These verses span the Torah, the Gospels, and Paul's letters, and are the most requested on versepicker. Tap 'Pick a verse' for one at random, or read through the full set below.

Verses about love

  1. 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 3:16·KJV
  2. Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.
    1 Corinthians 13:4·KJV
  3. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
    1 Corinthians 13:13·KJV
  4. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
    1 John 4:8·KJV
  5. We love him, because he first loved us.
    1 John 4:19·KJV
  6. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, shall be able to separate us from the love of God.
    Romans 8:38·KJV
  7. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
    John 15:13·KJV
  8. And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
    1 Peter 4:8·KJV
  9. And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
    Colossians 3:14·KJV
  10. 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 8:7·KJV
  11. O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.
    Psalm 136:26·KJV
  12. 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 3:17·KJV

Questions

What is the most famous Bible verse about love?
John 3:16 is the most quoted — 'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son.' Among verses about human love, 1 Corinthians 13:4 ('Love is patient, love is kind') is the most cited.
Does the Bible define love?
1 Corinthians 13:4–8 gives the clearest definition: love is patient, kind, does not envy, boast, or dishonor; it keeps no record of wrongs; it always protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres.