41 Bible Verses about Loving Yourself

And the second is similar to it: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'

"The second is this: 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as thou lovest thyself.' "Other Commandment greater than these there is none."

For the entire Law has been obeyed when you have kept the single precept, which says, "You are to love your fellow man equally with yourself."

If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.

and To love Him with all one's heart, with all one's understanding, and with all one's strength, and to love one's fellow man no less than oneself, is far better than all our whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices."

"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" he replied, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole strength, and thy whole mind; and thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

Honour thy father and thy mother'; and 'Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thyself.'"

must keep yourselves safe in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ which will result in the Life of the Ages.

A new commandment I give you, to love one another; that as I have loved you, you also may love one another.

This is my commandment to you, to love one another as I have loved you.

For if you love only those who love you, what reward have you earned? Do not even the tax-gatherers do that?

And the command which we have from Him is that he who loves God must love his brother man also.

As for brotherly love, be affectionate to one another; in matters of worldly honour, yield to one another.

Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If any one loves the world, there is no love in his heart for the Father.

We love because God first loved us.

This is the greatest and foremost Commandment.

Love avoids doing any wrong to one's fellow man, and is therefore complete obedience to Law.

If any one says that he loves God, while he hates his brother man, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother man whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.

"'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God,'" He answered, "'with thy whole heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind.'

And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.

But I command you all, love your enemies, and pray for your persecutors;

The whole of the Law and the Prophets is summed up in these two Commandments."

For the precepts, "Thou shalt not commit adultery," "Thou shalt do no murder," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not covet," and all other precepts, are summed up in this one command, "Thou shalt love thy fellow man as much as thou lovest thyself."

for the Father Himself holds you dear, because you have held me dear and have believed that I came from the Father's presence.

Any one who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and any one who loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me;

So too married men ought to love their wives as much as they love themselves. He who loves his wife loves himself.

and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,

It is by this that every one will know that you are my disciples--if you love one another."

As for you and your faith, keep your faith to yourself in the presence of God. The man is to be congratulated who does not pronounce judgement on himself in what his actions sanction.

For if we have been beside ourselves, it has been for God's glory; or if we are now in our right senses, it is in order to be of service to you.

But we shall lovingly hold to the truth, and shall in all respects grow up into union with Him who is our Head, even Christ.

We know what love is--through Christ's having laid down His life on our behalf; and in the same way we ought to lay down our lives for our brother men.

And live and act lovingly, as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up to death on our behalf as an offering and sacrifice to God, yielding a fragrant odor.

Have full sympathy with one another. Do not give your mind to high things, but let humble ways content you. Do not be wise in your own conceits.

You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of love.

Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently.

And if I distribute all my possessions to the poor, and give up my body to be burned, but am destitute of Love, it profits me nothing.

Everything, therefore, be it what it may, that you would have men do to you, do you also the same to them; for in this the Law and the Prophets are summed up.

As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you: continue in my love.

He who is destitute of love has never had any knowledge of God; because God is love.

Yet I insist that among you also, each man is to love his own wife as much as he loves himself, and let a married woman see to it that she treats her husband with respect.