“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life
Synonyms for Love: affection, adoration, devotion, like, attachment, friendship, intimacy, respect, amity, amour, appreciation, emotion, feeling, fondness, idolatry, inclination, involvement, passion, regard, relish, taste, tenderness, adulation, allegiance, ardour – UK, ardor – US, and case
Proverbs 3:12 (NLT)
For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights.
Proverbs 4:3 (NLT)
For I, too, was once my father’s son, tenderly loved as my mother’s only child.
Proverbs 4:5-6 (NLT)
Get wisdom; develop good judgment. Don’t forget my words or turn away from them. 6. Don’t turn your back on wisdom, for she will protect you. Love her, and she will guard you.
Proverbs 8:17 (NLT)
“I love all who love me. Those who search will surely find me.
Proverbs 8:19-21 (NLT)
My gifts are better than gold, even the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver! 20. I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice. 21. Those who love me inherit wealth. I will fill their treasuries.
Proverbs 8:35-36 (NLT)
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the Lord . 36. But those who miss me injure themselves. All who hate me love death.”
Proverbs 9:8 (NLT)
So don’t bother correcting mockers; they will only hate you. But correct the wise, and they will love you.
Proverbs 10:12 (NLT)
Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses.
Proverbs 12:1 (NLT)
To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction.
Proverbs 13:24 (NLT)
Those who spare the rod of discipline hate their children. Those who love their children care enough to discipline them.
Proverbs 15:9 (NLT)
The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue godliness.
Proverbs 15:12 (NLT)
Mockers hate to be corrected, so they stay away from the wise.
Proverbs 15:17 (NLT)
A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.
Proverbs 16:13 (NLT)
The king is pleased with words from righteous lips; he loves those who speak honestly.
Proverbs 17:9 (NLT)
Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:17 (NLT)
A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.
Proverbs 17:19 (NLT)
Anyone who loves to quarrel loves sin; anyone who trusts in high walls invites disaster.
Proverbs 18:21 (NLT)
The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.
Proverbs 19:8 (NLT)
To acquire wisdom is to love yourself; people who cherish understanding will prosper.
Proverbs 20:13 (NLT)
If you love sleep, you will end in poverty. Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
Proverbs 21:17 (NLT)
Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:21 (NLT)
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.
Proverbs 22:11 (NLT)
Whoever loves a pure heart and gracious speech will have the king as a friend.
Proverbs 27:5 (NLT)
An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
Proverbs 29:3 (NLT)
The man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but if he hangs around with prostitutes, his wealth is wasted.
Ecclesiastes 3:8 (NLT)
A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NLT)
For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.”
Zechariah 8:17 (NLT)
Don’t scheme against each other. Stop your love of telling lies that you swear are the truth. I hate all these things, says the Lord .”
Matthew 5:43-44 (NLT)
“You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’ and hate your enemy. 44. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!
Matthew 5:46 (NLT)
If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much.
Matthew 6:5-6 (NLT)
“When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. 6. But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.
Matthew 10:37 (NLT)
“If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
Matthew 19:19 (NLT)
Honor your father and mother. Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
Matthew 22:37-39 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38. This is the first and greatest commandment. 39. A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Mark 10:21 (NLT)
Looking at the man, Jesus felt genuine love for him. “There is still one thing you haven’t done,” he told him. “Go and sell all your possessions and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
John 3:16-17 (NLT)
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. 17. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him.
John 3:19 (NLT)
And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.
John 10:17-18 (NLT)
“The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again. 18. No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”
John 12:25-26 (NLT)
Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who care nothing for their life in this world will keep it for eternity. 26. Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.
John 13:34-35 (NLT)
So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”
John 14:23 (NLT)
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.
John 14:24 (NLT)
Anyone who doesn’t love me will not obey me. And remember, my words are not my own. What I am telling you is from the Father who sent me.
John 14:28 (NLT)
Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really loved me, you would be happy that I am going to the Father, who is greater than I am.
John 15:9-10 (NLT)
“I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love.
John 15:12-13 (NLT)
This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 13. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
John 15:18-19 (NLT)
“If the world hates you, remember that it hated me first. 19. The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you.
John 16:27 (NLT)
for the Father himself loves you dearly because you love me and believe that I came from God.
John 17:23 (NLT)
I am in them and you are in me. May they experience such perfect unity that the world will know that you sent me and that you love them as much as you love me.
John 17:25-26 (NLT)
“O righteous Father, the world doesn’t know you, but I do; and these disciples know you sent me. 26. I have revealed you to them, and I will continue to do so. Then your love for me will be in them, and I will be in them.”
Romans 5:5 (NLT)
And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Romans 5:8-9 (NLT)
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. 9. And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
Romans 8:28 (NLT)
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:37-39 (NLT)
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. 38. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39. No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 12:9 (NLT)
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
Romans 12:10 (NLT)
Love each other with genuine affection, and take delight in honoring each other.
Romans 13:8 (NLT)
Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law.
Romans 13:9 (NLT)
For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Romans 13:10 (NLT)
Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
Romans 15:30 (NLT)
Dear brothers and sisters, I urge you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to join in my struggle by praying to God for me. Do this because of your love for me, given to you by the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NLT)
That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”
1 Corinthians 8:3 (NLT)
But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NLT)
Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life. 15. He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
Galatians 2:20 (NLT)
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 5:13-14 (NLT)
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. 14. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:22-24 (NLT)
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23. gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! 24. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Ephesians 1:4 (NLT)
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.
Ephesians 2:4-5 (NLT)
But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, 5. that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)
Ephesians 3:17 (NLT)
Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
Ephesians 3:19 (NLT)
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Ephesians 4:1-2 (NLT)
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God. 2. Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.
Philippians 1:9 (NLT)
I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding.
Philippians 2:1-2 (NLT)
Is there any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship together in the Spirit? Are your hearts tender and compassionate? 2. Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose.
Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NLT)
But let us who live in the light be clearheaded, protected by the armor of faith and love, and wearing as our helmet the confidence of our salvation.
2 Thessalonians 2:16 (NLT)
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope,
2 Thessalonians 3:5 (NLT)
May the Lord lead your hearts into a full understanding and expression of the love of God and the patient endurance that comes from Christ.
2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT)
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
1 John 4:19 (NLT)
We love each other because he loved us first.
1 John 4:20 (NLT)
If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow believer, that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?
1 John 5:2 (NLT)
We know we love God’s children if we love God and obey his commandments.
2 John 1:5 (NLT)
am writing to remind you, dear friends, that we should love one another. This is not a new commandment, but one we have had from the beginning.
2 John 1:6 (NLT)
Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.
Jude 1:20-21 (NLT)
But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, 21. and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love.
Revelation 1:5 (NLT)
and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
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