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Bible Verses About Love
Discover powerful scriptures about God's love, loving others, and the true meaning of love according to the Bible.
The Bible speaks about love as God's character, Christ's sacrifice, covenant faithfulness, and daily action toward other people.
Best Bible verses about love
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nothing can separate us from God's love
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Greatest love is laying down one's life
Different kinds of love passages
Some love verses are about God's love for the world, some are about Christian community, and some are often used at weddings. Reading the surrounding chapter helps avoid flattening them into the same meaning.
Love as action
The most useful love scriptures describe concrete action: patience, kindness, sacrifice, truth, forgiveness, and service.
Questions about love
What is the most famous Bible verse about love?
John 3:16 is the most famous verse about God's love, while 1 Corinthians 13 is the most commonly read love chapter.
What Bible verse is good for weddings?
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 is often read at weddings because it describes love as patient, kind, humble, and enduring.
More to read
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