The Bible is a source of inspiration, guidance, and comfort for millions around the world. At the heart of its teachings is the profound and unwavering concept of love. This article compiles some of the best Bible quotes about love, categorized under various profound sub-themes. Through these quotes, we can gain insights into the nature of divine love, brotherly love, and romantic love, as well as explore themes of compassion, selflessness, and redemption. Whether you are seeking solace, inspiration, or wisdom, these scriptural passages offer timeless insights into the multifaceted concept of love.
Quotes About Divine Love
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8
"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love." - Psalm 103:8
"Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever." - Psalm 136:26
"Let all that you do be done in love." - 1 Corinthians 16:14
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear." - 1 John 4:18
"We love because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love." - John 15:9
"The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end." - Lamentations 3:22
"I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore, I have continued my faithfulness to you." - Jeremiah 31:3
"So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13
Quotes About Brotherly Love
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." - Romans 12:10
"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!" - Psalm 133:1
"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." - John 13:35
"A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." - Proverbs 17:17
"Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
"Let brotherly love continue." - Hebrews 13:1
"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another." - 1 John 4:11
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works." - Hebrews 10:24
"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." - Matthew 22:39
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind." - 1 Peter 3:8
Quotes About Romantic Love
"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." - Ephesians 5:25
"And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony." - Colossians 3:14
"Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better than wine." - Song of Solomon 1:2
"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death." - Song of Solomon 8:6
"I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine." - Song of Solomon 6:3
"With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love." - Ephesians 4:2
"Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord." - Ephesians 5:22
"He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD." - Proverbs 18:22
"Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant." - 1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away." - 1 Corinthians 13:8
"Let a man leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh." - Ephesians 5:31
"May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ." - 2 Thessalonians 3:5
Quotes About Selfless Love
"Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves." - Philippians 2:3
"In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." - Proverbs 3:6
"But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you." - Luke 6:27
"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another." - John 13:34
"Do to others as you would have them do to you." - Luke 6:31
"Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." - 1 Thessalonians 5:11
"No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us." - 1 John 4:12
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." - Romans 12:10
"Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them." - Romans 12:14
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." - Romans 12:21
Quotes About Love and Forgiveness
"For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." - Matthew 6:14
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
"If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him." - Luke 17:3
"Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven." - Luke 6:37
"And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses." - Mark 11:25
"But if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses." - Matthew 6:15
"Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive." - Colossians 3:13
"Then Peter came and said to Him, ‘Lord, how often shall I forgive my brother's sin against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.’" - Matthew 18:21-22
"The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness." - Psalm 86:15
"For the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him." - 2 Chronicles 30:9b
"For with the same measure you use, it will be measured to you." - Luke 6:38
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." - James 1:19
Quotes About Love and Joy
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." - Philippians 4:4
"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." - Psalm 118:24
"For the joy of the LORD is your strength." - Nehemiah 8:10
"May the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful." - Psalm 68:3
"Though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory." - 1 Peter 1:8
"Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy." - Psalm 47:1
"The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; and in Your salvation, how greatly shall he rejoice!" - Psalm 21:1
"I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." - John 15:11
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep." - Romans 12:15
"The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing." - Proverbs 10:28
"Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the people of Zion be glad in their King." - Psalm 149:2
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." - James 1:2
Quotes About Faith and Love
"For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love." - Galatians 5:6
"And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love." - 1 Corinthians 13:13
"Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law." - Romans 13:10
"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge." - 2 Peter 1:5
"For we walk by faith, not by sight." - 2 Corinthians 5:7
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness." - Galatians 5:22
"And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8
"Faith and love that spring from the hope stored up for you in heaven and about which you have already heard in the true message of the gospel." - Colossians 1:5
"Encourage each other with these words and help each other." - 1 Thessalonians 4:18
"Above all, love each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven." - James 5:15
"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." - Galatians 5:6
Quotes About Love and Sacrifice
"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13
"By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers." - 1 John 3:16
"For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings." - Hosea 6:6
"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another." - Galatians 5:13
"Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God." - Ephesians 5:1-2
"But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." - 1 Corinthians 13:4
"And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up." - Galatians 6:9
"To love another person is to see the face of God." - Bible Verse Unspecified
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." - Romans 12:10
"But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?" - 1 John 3:17
"For the sake of the house of the LORD our God, I will seek your good." - Psalm 122:9
Quotes About Compassionate Love
"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind." - 1 Peter 3:8
"Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ." - Galatians 6:2
"Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience." - Colossians 3:12
"For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Galatians 5:14
"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32
"Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor." - Romans 12:10
"Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap." - Luke 6:38
"Let all your things be done with charity." - 1 Corinthians 16:14
"Let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth." - 1 John 3:18
"But when you give to someone in need, don't let your left hand know what your right hand is doing." - Matthew 6:3
"Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith." - Galatians 6:10
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy." - Matthew 5:7
Quotes About Real Love
"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God." - 1 John 4:7
"If I speak in the tongues of men or angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal." - 1 Corinthians 13:1
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud." - 1 Corinthians 13:4
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." - 1 Corinthians 13:6
"The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,' 'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not covet,' and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" - Romans 13:9
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." - 1 Peter 4:8
"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." - Matthew 7:12
"Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away." - Song of Solomon 8:7
"My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you." - John 15:12
"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." - 1 John 4:8
"We love because he first loved us." - 1 John 4:19
"Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." - Matthew 6:21
Final words
Love is universally recognized as a pivotal theme in the Bible, echoing through its verses in myriad profound ways. From the self-sacrificial love exemplified by Jesus to the compassion and kindness urged upon believers, the scriptures encapsulate the very essence of love. Through exploring verses of divine love, brotherly affection, romantic passion, and the importance of sacrifice and forgiveness, we gather a deeper understanding of what it means to love authentically. This collection of quotes serves as a poignant reminder that, above all, love is the ultimate expression of faith, the fundamental law, and the greatest gift of all. In embracing these teachings, we are invited to forge lives of deeper connection, empathy, and unity, striving to embody the love that is both eternal and boundless. May these scriptures inspire your heart to live compassionately and purposefully, following the divine examples set forth in these timeless words.
