15 Bible Verses about Those Who Loved

for he loves our nation, and he himself built the synagogue for us.

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son, whom thou love, even Isaac, and get thee into the land of Moriah. And offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.

Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his venison. And Rebekah loved Jacob.

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made for him a coat of many colors.

And we said to my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one. And his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loves him.

Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father, and the lad is not with us, since his life is bound up in the lad's life,

And he shall be to thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age, for thy daughter-in-law, who loves thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, has borne him.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.

But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Converse with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee. Now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant thou have been to me. Thy love to me was wonderful, exceeding the love of women.