Verses About Loving Others
The Bible is full of verses that teach us about the importance of loving others. From the Old Testament to the New Testament, God’s Word reminds us of the commandment to love one another. These verses not only remind us of the importance of loving our neighbors, but they also guide us in how to love others in our daily lives. Here are 50 Bible verses about loving others:
1. John 13:34 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
2. Romans 13:10 – “Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.”
3. 1 John 4:7 – “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”
4. Leviticus 19:18 – “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.”
5. 1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Do everything in love.”
6. Ephesians 4:2 – “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
7. Matthew 5:44 – “But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
8. Galatians 5:22 – “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”
9. 1 Peter 4:8 – “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
10. Colossians 3:14 – “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
11. Luke 6:27 – “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.”
12. 1 John 4:11 – “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
13. Mark 12:31 – “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”
14. Romans 12:10 – “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
15. John 15:12 – “My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”
16. Proverbs 17:17 – “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”
17. James 2:8 – “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself,’ you are doing right.”
18. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 – “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”
19. Matthew 22:39 – “And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
20. 1 John 4:12 – “No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.”
21. Romans 13:8 – “Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
22. Luke 10:27 – “He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.'”
23. 1 Peter 1:22 – “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.”
24. Ephesians 5:2 – “And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
25. 1 Thessalonians 3:12 – “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.”
26. 1 John 4:21 – “And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.”
27. Galatians 5:13 – “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”
28. Hebrews 10:24 – “And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.”
29. Romans 12:9 – “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.”
30. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 – “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
31. 1 Timothy 1:5 – “The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.”
32. Ephesians 3:17-19 – “So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”
33. 1 Corinthians 16:14 – “Do everything in love.”
34. 1 John 3:18 – “Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”
35. Romans 12:17 – “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.”
36. Hebrews 13:1 – “Let mutual love continue.”
37. Luke 6:32 – “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.”
38. 1 John 4:16 – “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and anyone who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in them.”
39. John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
40. Romans 5:5 – “And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.”
41. James 1:17 – “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
42. 1 Peter 3:8 – “Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.”
43. 1 Corinthians 13:13 – “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
44. Matthew 5:46 – “If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?”
45. 1 Corinthians 8:3 – “But whoever loves God is known by God.”
46. Proverbs 10:12 – “Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.”
47. Ephesians 4:15 – “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.”
48. 1 John 4:19 – “We love because he first loved us.”
49. John 15:13 – “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”
50. Proverbs 17:9 – “Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.”
In conclusion, the Bible emphasizes the importance of loving others. These verses remind us of God’s commandment to love one another, and they provide guidance on how to practice love in our daily lives. Love is not just a feeling, but it is an action we must take towards our neighbors, friends, enemies, and even ourselves. Let these verses inspire us to love more deeply and sincerely, following the example of Christ who loved us sacrificially.