'Beloved' in the Bible

Of Benjamin he said,“May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him,Who shields him all the day,And he dwells between His shoulders.”

“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and pleasant in their life,And in their death they were not parted;They were swifter than eagles,They were stronger than lions.

That Your beloved may be delivered,Save with Your right hand, and answer us!

That Your beloved may be delivered,Save with Your right hand, and answer me!

It is vain for you to rise up early,To retire late,To eat the bread of painful labors;For He gives to His beloved even in his sleep.

“My beloved is to me a pouch of myrrhWhich lies all night between my breasts.

“My beloved is to me a cluster of henna blossomsIn the vineyards of Engedi.”

“How handsome you are, my beloved,And so pleasant!Indeed, our couch is luxuriant!

“Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest,So is my beloved among the young men.In his shade I took great delight and sat down,And his fruit was sweet to my taste.

“Listen! My beloved!Behold, he is coming,Climbing on the mountains,Leaping on the hills!

“My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag.Behold, he is standing behind our wall,He is looking through the windows,He is peering through the lattice.

“My beloved responded and said to me,‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,And come along.

“My beloved is mine, and I am his;He pastures his flock among the lilies.

“Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away,Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelleOr a young stag on the mountains of Bether.”

“Awake, O north wind,And come, wind of the south;Make my garden breathe out fragrance,Let its spices be wafted abroad.May my beloved come into his gardenAnd eat its choice fruits!”

“I was asleep but my heart was awake.A voice! My beloved was knocking:‘Open to me, my sister, my darling,My dove, my perfect one!For my head is drenched with dew,My locks with the damp of the night.’

“My beloved extended his hand through the opening,And my feelings were aroused for him.

“I arose to open to my beloved;And my hands dripped with myrrh,And my fingers with liquid myrrh,On the handles of the bolt.

“I opened to my beloved,But my beloved had turned away and had gone!My heart went out to him as he spoke.I searched for him but I did not find him;I called him but he did not answer me.

“I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,If you find my beloved,As to what you will tell him:For I am lovesick.”

“What kind of beloved is your beloved,O most beautiful among women?What kind of beloved is your beloved,That thus you adjure us?”

“My beloved is dazzling and ruddy,Outstanding among ten thousand.

“His mouth is full of sweetness.And he is wholly desirable.This is my beloved and this is my friend,O daughters of Jerusalem.”

“Where has your beloved gone,O most beautiful among women?Where has your beloved turned,That we may seek him with you?”

“My beloved has gone down to his garden,To the beds of balsam,To pasture his flock in the gardensAnd gather lilies.

“I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine,He who pastures his flock among the lilies.”

And your mouth like the best wine!” “It goes down smoothly for my beloved,Flowing gently through the lips of those who fall asleep.

“Come, my beloved, let us go out into the country,Let us spend the night in the villages.

“The mandrakes have given forth fragrance;And over our doors are all choice fruits,Both new and old,Which I have saved up for you, my beloved.

“Who is this coming up from the wildernessLeaning on her beloved?” “Beneath the apple tree I awakened you;There your mother was in labor with you,There she was in labor and gave you birth.

“Hurry, my beloved,And be like a gazelle or a young stagOn the mountains of spices.”

Let me sing now for my well-belovedA song of my beloved concerning His vineyard.My well-beloved had a vineyard on a fertile hill.

“What right has My beloved in My houseWhen she has done many vile deeds?Can the sacrificial flesh take away from you your disaster,So that you can rejoice?”

“I have forsaken My house,I have abandoned My inheritance;I have given the beloved of My soulInto the hand of her enemies.

and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

“Behold, My Servant whom I have chosen;My Beloved in whom My soul is well-pleased;I will put My Spirit upon Him,And He shall proclaim justice to the Gentiles.

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”

and a voice came out of the heavens: “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!”

He had one more to send, a beloved son; he sent him last of all to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’

and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, “You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased.”

The owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’

it seemed good to us, having become of one mind, to select men to send to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,

to all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

As He says also in Hosea,“I will call those who were not My people, ‘My people,’And her who was not beloved, ‘beloved.’”

From the standpoint of the gospel they are enemies for your sake, but from the standpoint of God’s choice they are beloved for the sake of the fathers;

Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.

also greet the church that is in their house. Greet Epaenetus, my beloved, who is the first convert to Christ from Asia.

Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord.

Greet Urbanus, our fellow worker in Christ, and Stachys my beloved.

Greet Tryphaena and Tryphosa, workers in the Lord. Greet Persis the beloved, who has worked hard in the Lord.

I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children.

For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all defilement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

All this time you have been thinking that we are defending ourselves to you. Actually, it is in the sight of God that we have been speaking in Christ; and all for your upbuilding, beloved.

to the praise of the glory of His grace, which He freely bestowed on us in the Beloved.

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;

But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you.

So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling;

Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.

just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf,

For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son,

So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;

As to all my affairs, Tychicus, our beloved brother and faithful servant and fellow bond-servant in the Lord, will bring you information.

and with him Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of your number. They will inform you about the whole situation here.

Luke, the beloved physician, sends you his greetings, and also Demas.

knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you;

But we should always give thanks to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

Those who have believers as their masters must not be disrespectful to them because they are brethren, but must serve them all the more, because those who partake of the benefit are believers and beloved. Teach and preach these principles.

To Timothy, my beloved son: Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,To Philemon our beloved brother and fellow worker,

no longer as a slave, but more than a slave, a beloved brother, especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.

But, beloved, we are convinced of better things concerning you, and things that accompany salvation, though we are speaking in this way.

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

Listen, my beloved brethren: did not God choose the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—

This is now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you in which I am stirring up your sincere mind by way of reminder,

But do not let this one fact escape your notice, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years like one day.

Therefore, beloved, since you look for these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, spotless and blameless,

and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of unprincipled men and fall from your own steadfastness,

Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

The elder to the beloved Gaius, whom I love in truth.

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.

Beloved, you are acting faithfully in whatever you accomplish for the brethren, and especially when they are strangers;

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for Jesus Christ:

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

But you, beloved, ought to remember the words that were spoken beforehand by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,