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Agape
ἀγάπη (Agapē)
Unconditional, self-sacrificial love; the highest form of love
Greek
Pronunciation: ah-GAH-pay
Definition
Agape is the Greek word for unconditional, selfless love. It describes God's love for humanity and the love Christians are called to show — a love that gives without expecting return.
Featured KJV occurrences (3)
John 3:16
“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.”Read in context
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
“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.”Read in context
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