Which Bible passages address Love?

The selected verses include John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4. Read them in their surrounding chapters to see how each passage addresses the theme.

How should I read Bible passages about Love in context?

Note the speaker, audience, and surrounding argument or narrative in passages such as John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19. Comparing these details across the selected references can show where their wording and emphasis overlap or differ.

What the Bible Says About Love

This page brings together Bible passages related to Love. The selected references include John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4. They appear in different literary and historical settings; reading each passage within its chapter helps clarify what it says and to whom.

Updated October 31, 2026

Selected Bible Verses

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16 KJV Read John chapter 3 →

“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.”
1 John 4:8 KJV Read 1 John chapter 4 →

“We love him, because he first loved us.”
1 John 4:19 KJV Read 1 John chapter 4 →

“And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.”
1 John 4:16 KJV Read 1 John chapter 4 →

“Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
1 Corinthians 13:4 KJV Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13 →

“Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.”
1 Corinthians 13:7 KJV Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13 →

“And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”
1 Corinthians 13:13 KJV Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13 →

“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:8 KJV — He Has Shown You What Is Good Read Romans chapter 5 →

“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,”
Romans 8:38 KJV Read Romans chapter 8 →

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.”
John 15:13 KJV Read John chapter 15 →

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.”
John 13:34 KJV Read John chapter 13 →

“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.”
Matthew 22:37 KJV Read Matthew chapter 22 →

“And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”
Colossians 3:14 KJV — The Refiner's Fire — Who Can Endure? Read Colossians chapter 3 →

“Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”
1 John 3:16 KJV — The Day of the Lord — He Is Patient Not Wishing Any to Perish Read 1 John chapter 3 →

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Questions About Love

Which Bible passages address Love?: The selected verses include John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 4:16, 1 Corinthians 13:4. Read them in their surrounding chapters to see how each passage addresses the theme.
How should I read Bible passages about Love in context?: Note the speaker, audience, and surrounding argument or narrative in passages such as John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:19. Comparing these details across the selected references can show where their wording and emphasis overlap or differ.

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