Bible Verses About "What Is Love in the Bible"
Biblical love is self-giving, sacrificial commitment to the good of another — supremely displayed in God's love for sinners through Christ.
Biblical love is self-giving, sacrificial commitment to the good of another — supremely displayed in God's love for sinners through Christ.
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love." — 1 John 4:8 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "What Is Love in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth."
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