Bible Verses About Love
Scripture's picture of love is deliberately inconvenient — patient, kind, not self-seeking (1 Corinthians 13:4-5) — which is exactly why it needs to be memorized rather than just admired. This pack pairs God's love for us with the standard he sets for how we love others.
42 verses, ESV, built for the same reason BibleLock exists: love that only shows up when it's easy isn't the kind scripture is describing.
Reading a list is step one. BibleLock turns these 42 verses into fill-in-the-blank puzzles that unlock your apps — so you actually memorize them.
Get the Love pack →1. John 3:16 (ESV)
““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
2. 1 John 4:8 (ESV)
“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
3. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (ESV)
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
4. 1 John 4:19 (ESV)
“We love because he first loved us.”
5. Psalm 136:26 (ESV)
“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
6. John 15:13 (ESV)
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
7. Romans 5:8 (ESV)
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
8. Colossians 3:14 (ESV)
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
9. Psalm 33:5 (ESV)
“He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.”
10. Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
11. 1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
12. Deuteronomy 7:9 (ESV)
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,”
13. 2 Corinthians 13:14 (ESV)
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
14. Psalm 100:5 (ESV)
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
15. John 3:16 (ESV)
““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
16. 1 John 4:8 (ESV)
“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
17. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (ESV)
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
18. 1 John 4:19 (ESV)
“We love because he first loved us.”
19. Psalm 136:26 (ESV)
“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
20. John 15:13 (ESV)
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
21. Romans 5:8 (ESV)
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
22. Colossians 3:14 (ESV)
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
23. Psalm 33:5 (ESV)
“He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.”
24. Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
25. 1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
26. Deuteronomy 7:9 (ESV)
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,”
27. 2 Corinthians 13:14 (ESV)
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
28. Psalm 100:5 (ESV)
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
29. John 3:16 (ESV)
““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
30. 1 John 4:8 (ESV)
“Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.”
31. 1 Corinthians 13:13 (ESV)
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
32. 1 John 4:19 (ESV)
“We love because he first loved us.”
33. Psalm 136:26 (ESV)
“Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.”
34. John 15:13 (ESV)
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
35. Romans 5:8 (ESV)
“but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
36. Colossians 3:14 (ESV)
“And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”
37. Psalm 33:5 (ESV)
“He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD.”
38. Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV)
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
39. 1 Peter 4:8 (ESV)
“Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.”
40. Deuteronomy 7:9 (ESV)
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and steadfast love with those who love him and keep his commandments, to a thousand generations,”
41. 2 Corinthians 13:14 (ESV)
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
42. Psalm 100:5 (ESV)
“For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.”
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