55 Bible Verses about Love For God

He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy of me:

Then will the king say to them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was famishing, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; I was naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye took care of me; I was in prison, and ye visited me.read more.
Then will the righteous answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? and when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? and when did we see thee sick, or in prison, and visited thee? And the king replying will say unto them, Verily I declare unto you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of the lest of these my brethren, ye did it to me.

And several women were there looking on at a distance, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministring unto Him: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children. And in the evening, there came a rich man of Arimathea, whose name was Joseph, who also himself was a disciple of Jesus, and went to Pilate,read more.
and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered the body to be delivered to him; and Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had had cut out in the rock; and when he had rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, he went away: but there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre.

For whosoever shall give you but a cup of water to drink, for my sake; because ye are Christ's, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is the one Lord, and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength:" this is the first or chief commandment,

And the scribe said unto Him, Truly, Master, thou hast spoke exceeding well; for there is one God, and there is no other beside Him. And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole-burnt-offerings and sacrifices.

and blessed God, and said, "Now, Lord, thou dismissest thy servant in peace, according to thy word;

Wherefore, I tell thee, her sins though many are forgiven, for she loved much: but he to whom little is forgiven, loveth but little.

But wo unto you pharisees, who tithe even your mint, and rue, and all your herbs, and pass by judgement and the love of God: these ought ye to practise and not to omit the others.

but I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.

Jesus said unto them, If God were your father, ye would love me: for I came forth, and do come, from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me.

If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father,

He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest my self to him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, If any one love me, he will observe my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and will make our abode with him.

Ye have heard, how I said unto you, "I am going away, and I shall come again to you." If ye loved me, ye would rejoice that I said, I am going to the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

As the Father hath loved me, and I have loved you, continue in my love:

For the Father himself loveth you; because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came from God: and I indeed came from the Father,

And I have made known to them thy name, and will farther make it known; that the love wherewith Thou hast loved me, may be in them, and I also in them.

He saith unto him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon son of Jonas, dost thou love me? Peter was grieved, that He said to him the third time, Dost thou love me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things, Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

But Paul answered, What do ye mean, weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

and experience hope, and this hope maketh us not ashamed; because the love of God is diffused in our hearts by the holy Spirit that is given to us.

And we know that all things co-operate for good to them that love God, to them that are called according to his purpose;

But if any man love God, he is owned by Him.

If any one love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be made a curse.

and well-pleased rather to be absent from the body, and to dwell with the Lord.

For the love of Christ constraineth us, being fully persuaded of this, that if One died for all, then were all dead. And He died for all, that those who live might no longer live to themselves, but to Him who died for them and rose again.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which worketh by love.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering,

But God forbid that I should glory, unless in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith: and be ye rooted and grounded in love, that ye may be able, with all the saints, to comprehend what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height, and to know the love of Christ, which surpasseth knowledge; that ye may be filled according to the abundant fulness of God.

but holding the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him, who is the head, even Christ:

Grace be with all that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;

for I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ, which is much preferable:

which were once gain to me, I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,

who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

And may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

For God hath not given us a spirit of fearfulness, but of vigor, and of love, and of prudence.

Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

As to what remains, there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me in that day: and not to me only, but also to all those who have longed for his appearance.

(hearing of the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and of thy love to all the saints,)

For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love, which ye have shewn to his name, by having ministred to the saints, and yet ministring.

Happy is the man who sustaineth temptation; for being approved he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him.

Hear, my beloved brethren; hath not God chosen the poor of this world who are rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which He hath promised to them that love Him? but ye have slighted the poor.

whom having not seen ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing ye rejoice with joy ineffable and full of glory; receiving the end of your faith,

To you therefore who believe it is precious: but to them that are disobedient, the stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner,

But whosoever keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: and by this we know that we are in Him.

Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world; for if any one love the world to excess, the love of the Father is not in him.

But if any one, who hath the good things of the world, seeth his brother in want, and shutteth up his bowels from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, or in tongue only, but in deed and in truth.

No one hath ever seen God: but if we love one another, God dwelleth in us and his love is perfected in us.

And we have known and believed the love which God hath towards us: for God is love; and he, that dwelleth in love, dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is love perfected with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; for as He is, we also are in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment; but he that feareth is not perfected in love.read more.
We love Him, because He first loved us. If any one say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for how can he, that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, love God whom he hath not seen? And we have this commandment from Him, that he, who loveth God, should love his brother also.

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one, that loveth Him that begat, loveth Him also that is begotten of Him: and in this we know that we love the children of God, since we love God and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.

looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

Yet I have somewhat against thee; for thou hast left thy first love.