'Love' in the Bible

Even as he made selection of us in him from the first, so that we might be holy and free from all evil before him in love:

But God, being full of mercy, through the great love which he had for us,

So that Christ may have his place in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and based in love,

And to have knowledge of the love of Christ which is outside all knowledge, so that you may be made complete as God himself is complete.

With all gentle and quiet behaviour, taking whatever comes, putting up with one another in love;

But saying true words in love, may come to full growth in him, who is the head, even Christ;

Through whom all the body, being rightly formed and united together, by the full working of every part, is increased to the building up of itself in love.

That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

And be living in love, even as Christ had love for you, and gave himself up for us, an offering to God for a perfume of a sweet smell.

Husbands, have love for your wives, even as Christ had love for the church, and gave himself for it;

Even so it is right for husbands to have love for their wives as for their bodies. He who has love for his wife has love for himself:

But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.

Peace be to the brothers, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Grace be with all those who have true love for our Lord Jesus Christ.