41 Bible Verses about Loving Yourself

and the second has an affinity with it, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self."

and the second, which has an affinity to it, is this: "you shall love your neighbour as yourself." there is no other commandment greater than these.

for all the law is comprehended in this one precept, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

If, agreeably to the scriptures, you observe that royal law, "thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self," you do well.

and to love him with all the heart, with all the understanding, with all the soul, with all its faculties, and to love one's neighbour as one's self is more acceptable than all the offerings and sacrifices in the world.

he replied, 'tis thus, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, with all thy strength, and with all thy understanding; and thy neighbour as thy self."

honour thy father and thy mother: and, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."

and thereby cultivate the divine favour, in the expectation of eternal life by the mercy of Jesus Christ our Lord.

a new commandment I give unto you, "that ye love one another; that you would have the same love for one another as I have had for you."

this is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you.

but if you love only them who love you, what reward can ye have? do not the heathens themselves do as much?

besides, 'tis a commandment we have receiv'd from him, that he who would love God, must love his brother also.

in brotherly kindness be passionately affected to one another; in honour prefer one another:

Love not the world, nor let worldly things engage your affections. he that is worldly affected is a stranger to divine love.

let us love him; since he first loved us.

this is the first and most important precept,

thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self." the benevolent never does wrong to his neighbour: therefore benevolence is the fulfilling of the law.

if a man says he loves God, and yet hates his brother, he is a lyar: for he that does not love his brother, who is before his eyes, how can he love God who is invisible?

Jesus said to him, "thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind."

I shall be glad to sacrifice myself and all I have for your service, even tho' it should happen that the more I love you, the less I should be beloved.

but I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them who traduce you, and persecute you:

these two precepts comprehend the substance of all the law and the prophets.

loves others hath fulfilled the law. for this, "thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not covet;" and whatever social precept there be, it is reduced to this single head,

for the father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I had my mission from God.

he that loveth father or mother more than me, is unworthy of me: he that loveth son or daughter more than me, is unworthy of me.

in like manner ought men to love their wives, as their own bodies: "he that loves his wife, loveth himself."

In all things show yourself a pattern of virtue: in teaching shewing uncorruptness,

by this mutual love shall all men know that you are my disciples.

keep the persuasion you have, to your own conscience. blessed is he that approves himself to God, without making any difference about meats:

for if I glory even to transport, my glorying is in God: if I am moderate, my glorying is for your service.

but being sincere in mutual love, may be entirely united to Christ, who is the head:

this is the proof of the divine love, Christ expos'd his life for us: and we ought to expose our lives for the brethren.

for Christ loved us, and for us gave himself an offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God.

have the same respect for one another. let not your behaviour be haughty, but soften'd to the condition of those below you. be not wise in your own conceits.

for, brethren, you have been called to liberty. only abuse not this freedom as a pretext to vice, but in offices of love be as servants one to another.

You that have purified your souls by the holy spirit, in obeying the gospel, which obliges you to an undisguised benevolence, let your hearts be mutually affected with the most disinterested ardour;

and tho' I distribute my whole substance to the poor, and give my body to be burned, and have not social affection, it profits me nothing.

Let your actions be such, with regard to others, as you should think reasonable with regard to yourselves, for this is the substance of the law and the prophets.

as the father has loved me, and I have loved you: so do you persevere in your love to me.

he that has not social affection, does not know God; for God is love.

wherefore let every one of you without exception, love his wife even as himself; and let the wife respect her husband.