18 Bible Verses about God, Love Of
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The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
The Lord appeared to me (Israel) from ages past, saying,
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given to Me [as Your gift to Me], may be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
Immediately coming up out of the water, he (John) saw the heavens torn open, and the Spirit like a dove descending on Him (Jesus); and a voice came out of heaven saying: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased and delighted!”
For the Father dearly loves the Son and shows Him everything that He Himself is doing; and the Father will show Him greater works than these, so that you will be filled with wonder.
For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life so that I may take it back.
Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who [reverently] fear Him,
And His righteousness to children’s children,
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
For His lovingkindness endures forever.
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To Him who alone does great wonders,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who made the heavens with skill,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who stretched out the earth upon the waters,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who made the great lights,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
The sun to rule over the day,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
The moon and stars to rule by night,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who struck the firstborn of Egypt,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And brought Israel out from among them,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
With a strong hand and with an outstretched arm,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who divided the Red Sea into parts,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And made Israel pass through the midst of it,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
But tossed Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who led His people through the wilderness,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
To Him who struck down great kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And killed mighty kings,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Sihon, king of the Amorites,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And Og, king of Bashan,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And gave their land as a heritage,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Even a heritage to Israel His servant,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Who [faithfully] remembered us in our lowly condition,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
And has rescued us from our enemies,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Who gives food to all flesh,
For His lovingkindness endures forever;
Give thanks to the God of heaven,
For His lovingkindness (graciousness, mercy, compassion) endures forever.
[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child
And have no compassion on the son of her womb?
Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
“Indeed, I have inscribed [a picture of] you on the palms of My hands;
Your city walls [Zion] are continually before Me.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in compassion and lovingkindness.
For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves,
And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”
For those whom the Lord loves He corrects,
Even as a father corrects the son in whom he delights.
“For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life.
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God, Love Of » Manifested towards » His saints
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and encouragement and the good [well-founded] hope [of salvation] by His grace,
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
God, Love Of » Described as » Sovereign
But because the Lord loves you and is keeping the oath which He swore to your fathers, the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed (bought) you from the house of slavery, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Yet the Lord
God, Love Of » Is a part of his character
Finally, believers, rejoice! Be made complete [be what you should be], be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace [enjoy the spiritual well-being experienced by believers who walk closely with God]; and the God of love and peace [the source of lovingkindness] will be with you.
The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.]
God, Love Of » Irrespective of merit
“What is man that You [should] magnify him [and think him important]?
And that You are concerned about him?
“The Lord did not love you and choose you because you were greater in number than any of the other peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Redemption
In all their distress He was distressed,
And the
In His love and in His compassion He redeemed them;
And He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
“For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I have given Egypt [to the Babylonians] as your ransom,
Cush (ancient Ethiopia) and Seba [its province] in exchange for you.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Christ's dying for us while sinners
But God clearly shows and proves His own love for us, by the fact that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [that is, the atoning sacrifice, and the satisfying offering] for our sins [fulfilling God’s requirement for justice against sin and placating His wrath].
God, Love Of » Christ, the especial object of
God, Love Of » Manifested towards » Perishing sinners
But when the goodness and kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared [in human form as the Man, Jesus Christ],
God, Love Of » To be sought in prayer
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
God, Love Of » Manifested towards » The cheerful giver
Let each one give [thoughtfully and with purpose] just as he has decided in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver [and delights in the one whose heart is in his gift].
God, Love Of » Manifested towards » The destitute
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God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Defeating evil counsels
Nevertheless, the Lord your God was not willing to listen to Balaam, but the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you because the Lord your God has loved you.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Temporal blessings
He will love you and bless you and multiply you; He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your land, your grain and your new wine and your [olive] oil, the offspring of your cattle and the young of your flock, in the land which He swore to your fathers to give you.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Quickening souls
But God -- "so rich is He in His mercy! Because of and in order to satisfy the great and wonderful and intense love with which He loved us, Even when we were dead (slain) by [our own] shortcomings and trespasses, He made us alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ; [He gave us the very life of Christ Himself, the same new life with which He quickened Him, for] it is by grace (His favor and mercy which you did not deserve) that you are saved ( delivered from judgment and made partakers of Christ's salvation).
God, Love Of » Described as » Unfailing
[And the Lord answered] Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, they may forget, yet I will not forget you. Behold, I have indelibly imprinted (tattooed a picture of) you on the palm of each of My hands; [O Zion] your walls are continually before Me.
God, Love Of » Described as » Abiding
“The Lord your God is in your midst,
A Warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with joy;
He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
God, Love Of » Described as » Everlasting
The Lord appeared to me (
“I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you and continued My faithfulness to you.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Election
I have loved you, says the Lord. Yet you say, How and in what way have You loved us? Was not Esau Jacob's brother? says the Lord; yet I loved Jacob (Israel), But [in comparison with the degree of love I have for Jacob] I have hated Esau [Edom] and have laid waste his mountains, and his heritage I have given to the jackals of the wilderness.
God, Love Of » Described as » Great
But God, being [so very] rich in mercy, because of His great and wonderful love with which He loved us,
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Forgiving sin
“Indeed, it was for my own well-being that I had such bitterness;
But You have loved back my life from the pit of nothingness (destruction),
For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Chastisements
For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves,
And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”
God, Love Of » Perfected in saints » By brotherly love
No one has seen God at any time. But if we love one another [with unselfish concern], God abides in us, and His love [the love that is His essence abides in us and] is completed and perfected in us.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Freeness of salvation
But when the goodness and loving-kindness of God our Savior to man [as man] appeared, He saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but because of His own pity and mercy, by [the] cleansing [bath] of the new birth (regeneration) and renewing of the Holy Spirit, Which He poured out [so] richly upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. read more.
[And He did it in order] that we might be justified by His grace (by His favor, wholly undeserved), [that we might be acknowledged and counted as conformed to the divine will in purpose, thought, and action], and that we might become heirs of eternal life according to [our] hope.
God, Love Of » Described as » Unalienable
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the [unlimited] love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
God, Love Of » The source of our love to him
God, Love Of » Saints know and believe
We have come to know [by personal observation and experience], and have believed [with deep, consistent faith] the love which God has for us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides continually in him.
God, Love Of » Perfected in saints » By obedience
But whoever habitually keeps His word and obeys His precepts [and treasures His message in its entirety], in him the love of God has truly been perfected [it is completed and has reached maturity]. By this we know [for certain] that we are in Him:
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » The sending of Christ
By this the love of God was displayed in us, in that God has sent His [One and] only begotten Son [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind] into the world so that we might live through Him.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Drawing us to himself
I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],
And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;
And I bent down to them and fed them.
God, Love Of » Described as » Constraining
I led them gently with cords of a man, with bonds of love [guiding them],
And I was to them as one who lifts up and eases the yoke [of the law] over their jaws;
And I bent down to them and fed them.
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » Adoption
See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown to us, that we would [be permitted to] be named and called and counted the children of God! And so we are! For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
God, Love Of » Shed abroad in the heart by the holy ghost
Such hope [in God’s promises] never disappoints us, because God’s love has been abundantly poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
God, Love Of » Christ abides in
God, Love Of » Exhibited in » The giving of Christ
God, Love Of » Saints should abide in
and keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously and looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ [which will bring you] to eternal life.