14 Bible Verses about Love As A Fruit Of The Spirit
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.
For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
I give you a new law: Have love one for another; even as I have had love for you, so are you to have love one for another. By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.
And I have given to them knowledge of your name, and will give it, so that the love which you have for me may be in them and I in them.
And hope does not put to shame; because our hearts are full of the love of God through the Holy Spirit which is given to us.
Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.
Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride; Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; It takes no pleasure in wrongdoing, but has joy in what is true;read more.
Love has the power of undergoing all things, having faith in all things, hoping all things. Though the prophet's word may come to an end, tongues come to nothing, and knowledge have no more value, love has no end. For our knowledge is only in part, and the prophet's word gives only a part of what is true: But when that which is complete is come, then that which is in part will be no longer necessary. When I was a child, I made use of a child's language, I had a child's feelings and a child's thoughts: now that I am a man, I have put away the things of a child. For now we see things in a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now my knowledge is in part; then it will be complete, even as God's knowledge of me. But now we still have faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another. For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.
Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;
We are conscious that we have come out of death into life because of our love for the brothers. He who has no love is still in death.
And we have seen and had faith in the love which God has for us. God is love, and everyone who has love is in God, and God is in him.