love as mentioned in the bible
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It's a compilation of Bible verses that talk about love. I first saw these verses compiled in a small book which my friend gave me. God bless you!TRANSCRIPT
Love’s best kept secrets
God’s promises for you
LOVE ALWAYS PUTS GOD FIRST
He answered: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with
all your soul and with all your strength and with
all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as
yourself.’ ”
Luke 10: 27
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey
my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with
him.”
John 14: 23
LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil
with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so
that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3: 8-9
LOVE FOLLOWS GODLY EXAMPLE
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ
loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5: 1-2
LOVE REJOICES IN THE TRUTH
It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us. And now, dear lady, I am not writing you a new command but one we have had from the beginning. I ask that we love one
another. And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard
from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.
2 John 4-6
LOVE IS PATIENT
And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. Make sure that no
one pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
1 Thessalonians 5: 14-15
LOVE IS SINCERE
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil;
cling to what is good.
Romans 12: 9
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who
loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore, love is
the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13: 8, 10
LOVE IS HUMBLE AND SUBMISSIVE
(Jesus speaking) “You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and rightly so, for that is what I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet,
you also should also wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have
done for you.”
John 13: 13-15
Remind the people to be subject to rulers and
authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to
slander no one, to be peaceable and
considerate, and to show true humility toward all
men.
Titus 3: 1-2
LOVE IS NOT RUDE
Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the
Lord.
Leviticus 19: 32
“Honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 19: 19
LOVE ALWAYS PERSEVERES
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult and persecution; at other times you stood side by
side with those who were so treated. You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property,
because you knew that you yourselves had better and lasting possessions. So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done
the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.
Hebrews 10: 33-36
LOVE ALWAYS PERSEVERES
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the
salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
2 Timothy 2: 10
LOVE DOES NOT BETRAY
“Do not go about spreading slander among your people. Do not do anything that
endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”
Leviticus 19: 16
LOVE DOES NOT COVET NOR ABUSE
“Do not defraud your neighbor or rob
him. Do not hold back the wages of a
hired man overnight.
Leviticus 19: 13
You, my brothers, were called to be
free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful
nature, rather, serve one another in love.
Galatians 5: 13
LOVE DOES NOT BOAST
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts... With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse
men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be... Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that
comes from wisdom.
James 3: 5, 9-10, 13
LOVE DOES NOT BOAST
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take special note of him. Do not
associate with him, in order that he may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard him as an enemy,
but warn him as a brother.
2 Thessalonians 3: 14-15
“Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not
share in his guilt.”
Leviticus 19: 17
LOVE REBUKES WRONG
LOVE DISCIPLINES
“Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline.
So be earnest, and repent.”
Revelation 3: 19
...”My son, do not make light of the Lord’s
discipline, and do not lose heart when he
rebukes you, because the Lord disciplines
those he loves, and he punishes everyone he
accepts as a son.”
Hebrews 12: 5-6
LOVE DOES NOT DIVIDE, IT UNITES
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with
one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly
united in mind and thought.
1 Corinthians 1: 10
LOVE BINDS TOGETHER
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger or sword?... No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
LOVE IS IMPARTIAL
“Do not use dishonest standards when measuring length, weight or quantity. Use
honest scales and honest weights, an honest ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your
God, who brought you out of Egypt.
Leviticus 19: 35-36
LOVE IS CONSIDERATE
“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not be like a
money lender; charge him no interest. If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return
it to him by sunset, because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I
will hear, for I am compassionate.”
Exodus 22: 25-27
LOVE IS CARING
Religion that God or Father accepts as pure and
faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in
their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted
by the world.
James 1: 27
As apostles of Christ we could have been a burden to you, but we were gentle among you, like a mother
caring for her little children. We loved you so much that we were delighted to share
with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had
become so dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2: 6-8
LOVE ENCOURAGES THE WEAK
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Father of compassion and the God
of all comfort, who comforts us in all our
troubles, so that we can comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact
you are doing.
1 Thessalonians 5: 11
LOVE PROVIDES TROUGH GOOD WORKS
He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful
with his own hands, that he may have something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4: 28
LOVE IS NOT SELF-SEEKING
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better that yourselves. Each of you should look not
only to your own interest, but also to the interests of others.
Philippians 2: 3-4
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as
yourself. I am the Lord.”
Leviticus 19: 18
LOVE DOES NOT SEEK VENGEANCE
LOVE IS GENEROUS
And now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the Macedonian churches. Out of the most severe trial, their
overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave
as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently
pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
2 Corinthians 8: 1-4
LOVE IS GENEROUS
Do not withhold good from those who
deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do
not say to your neighbor, “Come back
later; I’ll give it tomorrow” – when you now have it with you.
Proverbs 3: 27-28
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain
nothing.
1 Corinthians 13: 3
LOVE IS JUST AND ALWAYS PROTECTS
“Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality
to the poor or favoritism to the great,
but judge your neighbor fairly.”
Leviticus 19: 15
You hear, O Lord, the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their
cry, defending the fatherless and the
oppressed, in order that man, who is of the
earth, may terrify no more.
Psalm 10: 17-18
LOVE ACTS
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay
down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in
need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions
and in truth.
1 John 3 :16-18
LOVE ACTS
But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let
them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those
who love your name may rejoice in you. For surely,
O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as
with a shield.
Psalm 5: 11-12
“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love
has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his
friends.”
John 15: 12-13
LOVE IS FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL
...”If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he
repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times a day, and seven
times comes back to you and says, ‘I repent,’
forgive him.”
Luke 17: 3-4
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ to bring you to eternal life. Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and
save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear – hating even the
clothing stained by corrupted flesh.
Jude 21-23
LOVE IS LONGSUFFERING
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who
curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do
not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what
belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
Luke 6: 27-31
LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger,
brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
Ephesians 4: 31-32
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love
covers up all wrongs.
Proverbs 10: 12
LOVE RESTORES
Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who
are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.
Galatians 6: 1
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do
good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of
believers.
Galatians 6: 10
LOVE IS GRACIOUS
...”If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he
is thirsty, give him something to drink. In
doing this, you will heap burning coals in his
head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but
overcome evil with good.
Romans 12: 20-21
In everything I did, I showed you that by this
kind of hard work we must help the weak,
remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself
said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’
Acts 20: 35
LOVE EDIFIES
...We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Romans 14: 19
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us
should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
Romans 15: 1-2
LOVE REFRESHES THE SOUL
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my
burden is light.”
Matthew 11: 28-30
LOVE REFRESHES THE SOUL
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want... he leads me
beside quiet waters, he restores my soul...
Psalm 23: 1-3
Your love has given me great joy and
encouragement, because you, brother,
have refreshed the hearts of the saints.
Philemon 7
LOVE GIVES A WHOLESOME LIFE
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue
rejoices; my body will also live in hope... you will fill me with joy in
your presence.
Acts 2: 26, 28
You have made known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence, with
eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 16: 11
LOVE ALWAYS HOPES
...God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way, love is made
complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment, because in this world we are like him. There is no fear
in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The
one who fears is not made perfect in love.
1 John 4: 16-18
LOVE ALWAYS HOPES
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and
depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and
blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1: 9-11
LOVE IS MORE THAN THE USUAL
...And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to
know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all
the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3: 17-19
LOVE TRUSTS IN GOD
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in
heart!
Psalm 32: 10-11
Love never fails...
1 Corinthians 13: 8
LOVE NEVER FAILS