Bible Verses About Love
From the prophets to the gospels to Paul's great hymn in 1 Corinthians 13, love is presented less as feeling and more as a way of being toward others.
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"He who doesn't love doesn't know God, for God is love."
"Love is patient and is kind. Love doesn't envy."
"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another."
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- John 3:16 — 'For God so loved the world…' — is the most quoted verse in scripture. 1 Corinthians 13 is the most read passage about what love actually looks like.
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