'Love' in the Bible

Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"

"You have heard that it was said, "You must love your neighbor' and hate your enemy.

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

If you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do the same, don't they?

"And whenever you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to stand in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they will be seen by people. I tell all of you with certainty, they have their full reward!

"No one can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches!"

"Here is my Servant whom I have chosen, whom I love, and with whom I am pleased! I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to unbelievers.

He was still speaking when a bright cloud suddenly overshadowed them. A voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him!"

Jesus said, ""You must not murder, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not give false testimony, honor your father and mother,' and, "you must love your neighbor as yourself.'"

Jesus told him, ""You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.'

The second is exactly like it: "You must love your neighbor as yourself.'

They love to have the places of honor at festivals, the best seats in the synagogues,

and because lawlessness will increase, the love of many people will grow cold.

Then a voice came from heaven: "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said, "This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!"

and you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.'

The second is this: "You must love your neighbor as yourself.' No other commandment is greater than these."

To love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself is more important than all the burnt offerings and sacrifices."

and the Holy Spirit descended on him, appearing in the form of a dove. Then a voice came from heaven, saying, "You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you!"

"But I say to you who are listening: Love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.

"If you love those who love you, what thanks do you deserve? Why, even sinners love those who love them.

Rather, love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind even to ungrateful and evil people.

When they couldn't pay it back, he generously canceled the debts for both of them. Now which of them will love him more?"

So I'm telling you that her sins, as many as they are, have been forgiven, and that's why she has shown such great love. But the one to whom little is forgiven loves little."

He answered, "You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. And you must love your neighbor as yourself."

"How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You give a tenth of your mint, spices, and every kind of herb, but you neglect justice and the love of God. These are the things you should have practiced, without neglecting the others.

How terrible it will be for you Pharisees! You love to have the places of honor in the synagogues and to be greeted in the marketplaces.

"No servant can serve two masters, because either he will hate one and love the other, or be loyal to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and wealth!"

Now the Pharisees, who love money, had been listening to all this and began to ridicule Jesus.

"Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What should I do? I'll send my son whom I love. Maybe they'll respect him.'

"Beware of the scribes! They like to walk around in long robes and love to be greeted in the marketplaces and to have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at banquets.

I know that you do not have the love of God in you.

So the sisters sent word to Jesus and told him, "Lord, the one whom you love is ill."

I'm giving you a new commandment"to love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.

This is how everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

"If you love me, keep my commandments.

The person who has my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I, too, will love him and reveal myself to him."

Jesus answered him, "If anyone loves me, he will keep my word. Then my Father will love him, and we will go to him and make our home within him.

The one who doesn't love me doesn't keep my words. The words that you're hearing me say are not mine, but come from the Father who sent me.

But I'm doing what the Father has commanded me, to let the world know that I love the Father. Get up! Let us leave this place."

Just as the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. So abide in my love.

If you keep my commandments, you'll abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.

"This is my commandment: that you love one another as I have loved you.

No one shows greater love than when he lays down his life for his friends.

I am giving you these commandments so that you may love one another."

If you belonged to the world, the world would love you as one of its own. But because you do not belong to the world and I have chosen you out of it, the world hates you.

I made your name known to them, and will continue to make it known, so that the love you have for me may be in them and I myself may be in them."

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus asked Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?" Peter told him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus told him, "Feed my lambs."

Then he asked him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter told him, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you."

Jesus told him, "Take care of my sheep." He asked him a third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" Peter was deeply hurt that he had asked him a third time, "Do you love me?" So he told him, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you!"

Now this hope does not disappoint us, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.

But God demonstrates his love for us by the fact that the Messiah died for us while we were still sinners.

And we know that for those who love God, that is, for those who are called according to his purpose, all things are working together for good.

Who will separate us from the Messiah's love? Can trouble, distress, persecution, hunger, nakedness, danger, or a violent death do this?

nor anything above, nor anything below, nor anything else in all creation can separate us from the love of God that is ours in union with the Messiah Jesus, our Lord.

Your love must be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.

Do not owe anyone anything except to love one another. For the one who loves another has fulfilled the Law.

For the commandments, "You must not commit adultery; you must not murder; you must not steal; you must not covet," and every other commandment are summed up in this statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

Love never does anything that is harmful to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the Law.

For if your brother is being hurt by what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. Do not destroy the person for whom the Messiah died by what you eat.

Now I urge you, brothers, by our Lord Jesus, the Messiah, and by the love that the Spirit produces, to join me in my struggle, earnestly praying to God for me

But as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him."

Which do you prefer? Should I come to you with a stick, or with love and a gentle spirit?

Now concerning food offered to idols: We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

If I speak in the languages of humans and angels but have no love, I have become a reverberating gong or a clashing cymbal.

If I have the gift of prophecy and can understand all secrets and every form of knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains but have no love, I am nothing.

Even if I give away everything that I have and sacrifice myself, but have no love, I gain nothing.

Love is always patient; love is always kind; love is never envious or arrogant with pride. Nor is she conceited,

Love never fails. Now if there are prophecies, they will be done away with. If there are languages, they will cease. If there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

Right now three things remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Keep on pursuing love, and keep on desiring spiritual gifts, especially the ability to prophesy.

If anyone doesn't love the Lord, let him be !

May my love remain with all of you in union with the Messiah Jesus.

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

That's why I'm urging you to assure him of your love.

The love of the Messiah controls us, for we are convinced of this: that one person died for all people; therefore, all people have died.

with purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; with the Holy Spirit, genuine love,

Indeed, the more your faith, speech, knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for us increase, the more we want you to be rich in this work of kindness.

I am not commanding you but testing the genuineness of your love by the enthusiasm of others.

Therefore, demonstrate to the churches that you love them and show them publicly why we boast about you.

Because your service in giving proves your love, you will be glorifying God as you obey what your confession of the Messiah's gospel demands, since you are generous in sharing with them and with everyone else.

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows that I do!

I will be very glad to spend my money and myself for you. Do you love me less because I love you so much?

Finally, brothers, goodbye. Keep on growing to maturity. Keep listening to my appeals. Continue agreeing with each other and living in peace. Then the God of love and peace will be with you.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus the Messiah, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you!

for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.

For you, brothers, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity to gratify your flesh, but through love make it your habit to serve one another.

For the whole Law is summarized in a single statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

just as he chose us in the Messiah before the creation of the universe to be holy and blameless in his presence. In love

Therefore, because I have heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints,

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us

and that the Messiah would make his home in your hearts through faith. Then, having been rooted and grounded in love,

that is, you will know the love of the Messiah which transcends knowledge, and will be filled with all the fullness of God.

demonstrating all expressions of humility, gentleness, and patience, accepting one another in love.

Instead, by speaking the truth in love, we will grow up completely and become one with the head, that is, one with the Messiah,

in whom the whole body is united and held together by every ligament with which it is supplied. As each individual part does its job, the body builds itself up in love.

Husbands, love your wives as the Messiah loved the church and gave himself for it,

In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself.

But each individual man among you must love his wife as he loves himself; and may the wife fear her husband.