BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IN RELATIONSHIPS AND LOVING ONE ANOTHER
In the Bible, Jesus taught and gave commands about loving one another. Though humans can be egotistical, insincere and selfish, Christ’s love is displayed through a believer’s actions towards his family, coworkers and friends. Below are some of the many Scriptures that teach and inspire us why and how we should love another.
59. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. – 1 John 4:11
60. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. – 1 Peter 4:8
61. Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. – 1 John 4:7
62. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. – 1 John 4:8
63. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. – John 15:12
64. Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. – 1 Peter 1:22
65. Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ – Matthew 22:37-39
66. May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. – 1 Thessalonians 3:12
67. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
68. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. – 1 Corinthians 13:8
69. Do everything in love. – 1 Corinthians 16:14
70. A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. – John 13:34-35
71. Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:9-10
72. A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity. – Proverbs 17:17
73. Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. – 1 John 4:20
74. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these. – Mark 12:31
75. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. – Ephesians 4:2
76. You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Galatians 5:13-14
77. Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. – Romans 13:8
78. Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble. – 1 John 2:9-10
79. 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 and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. – 1 John 3:16-18
80. The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not covet,” and whatever other command there may be, are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law. – Romans 13:9-10
BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE IN MARRIAGE
Marriage is something that God created, instituted and takes it very seriously. God designed marriage as one of His big plans for human race to multiply and to glorify him. He has clearly commanded that “what God has joined together, let no one separate”, which also means the union is meant to be for life. For couples who plan to wed or are getting married, they can turn to bible verses about marriage to show their devotion for each other and to commit to their faith. Below are some of the marriage bible verses that you can look to include in your wedding vows. These bible verses about love can also be used to encourage and inspire each other in your marriage life.
81. Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them. – Colossians 3:18-19
82. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. – Colossians 3:14
83. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word. – Ephesians 5:25-26
84. Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God, honor the emperor. – 1 Peter 2:17
85. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer – may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love. – Proverbs 5:18-19
BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE FOR YOUR ENEMIES
It is always easier to submit to Christ when he tells us to love our spouse, family and friends. But when Jesus commands us to love even our enemies, how can we be counter-cultural and obey his teachings? The truth is all of us are sinners, while we were still enemies of God, He has chosen to redeem us, love us and forgive us. Since God made everyone in His image (including our enemies) and extended this undeserved love to us, we should also forgive our enemies and love them like how we love God. When we reconcile a relationship with our enemies, there will surely be peace in our hearts and that’s the reward from God. Below are some bible verses about loving our enemies and we can use them to pray and seek God.
86. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. – Matthew 5:44
87. Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. – Proverbs 10:12
88. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. – Luke 6:35
89. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. – Proverbs 3:3-4
90. Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. – Leviticus 19:17-18
BIBLE VERSES ABOUT GOD’S UNCONDITIONAL LOVE ARE JUST A TASTE OF EXPERIENCING HIS LOVE
***This post for Bible verses about love originally appeared at Made in Agape, published with permission.
About the Author: Daniel Su is the founder of madeinagape.com. He believes in living a fulfilling and purpose-driven life through the sharing of his faith, encouraging others and steering them to Christ. He loves traveling, delectable handmade chocolates and coffee. Together with his wife Vivien, they serve regularly in the church’s singspiration and choir team.
