1 Corinthians 13:13

Love, The More Excellent Way

¹² For now we see indistinctly, as in a mirror,
but then face to face.
Now I know in part,
but then I will know fully,
as I am fully known.
¹³ Now these three remain:
faith, hope, and love.
But the greatest of these is love.

Greatest of These is Love

Have Faith

O God

Galatians 5:6

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith working through love.

1 Corinthians 3:14

If anyone’s work that he has built survives, he will receive a reward.

1 Corinthians 8:1

About food offered to idols: We know that “we all have knowledge.” Knowledge inflates with pride, but love builds up.

1 Corinthians 8:3

But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8

If I speak human or angelic languages
but do not have love,
I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 14:1

Pursue love and desire spiritual gifts, and above all that you may prophesy.

1 Corinthians 16:14

Your every action must be done with love.

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we must all appear before the tribunal of Christ, so that each may be repaid for what he has done in the body, whether good or worthless.

2 Corinthians 5:15

And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.

Galatians 5:13-22

For you were called to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

Philippians 1:9

And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment,

Colossians 1:5

because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. You have already heard about this hope in the message of truth, the gospel

Colossians 1:27

God wanted to make known among the Gentiles the glorious wealth of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 3:14

Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But since we belong to the day, we must be serious and put the armor of faith and love on our chests, and put on a helmet of the hope of salvation.

1 Timothy 1:5

Now the goal of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart, a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God has not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but one of power, love, and sound judgment.

Hebrews 6:11

Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,

Hebrews 6:19

We have this hope as an anchor for our lives, safe and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.

Hebrews 10:35

So don’t throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

Hebrews 10:39-7

But we are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.

1 Peter 1:21

who through Him are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

1 John 2:10

The one who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.

1 John 2:14

I have written to you, children,
because you have come to know the Father.
I have written to you, fathers,
because you have come to know
the One who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men,
because you are strong,
God’s word remains in you,
and you have had victory over the evil one.

1 John 2:24

What you have heard from the beginning must remain in you. If what you have heard from the beginning remains in you, then you will remain in the Son and in the Father.

1 John 3:3

And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself just as He is pure.

1 John 3:9

Everyone who has been born of God does not sin, because His seed remains in him; he is not able to sin, because he has been born of God.

1 John 4:7-18

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

1 John 5:1-5

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him.

2 John 1:4-6

I was very glad to find some of your children walking in the truth, in keeping with a command we have received from the Father.

Psalm 42:11

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Psalm 43:5

Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God.

Psalm 146:5

Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Lamentations 3:21-26

Yet I call this to mind,
and therefore I have hope:

Mark 12:29-31

“This is the most important,” Jesus answered:

Listen, Israel! The Lord our God, the Lord is One.

Luke 8:13-15

And the seed on the rock are those who, when they hear, welcome the word with joy. Having no root, these believe for a while and depart in a time of testing.

Luke 10:27

He answered:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.

Luke 22:32

But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”

Romans 5:4-5

endurance produces proven character, and proven character produces hope.

Romans 8:24-25

Now in this hope we were saved, yet hope that is seen is not hope, because who hopes for what he sees?

Romans 15:13

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.