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Love from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and John

This article provides a list of seventy-seven Bible verses about love. All of the verses are taken from the New Testament. Specifically, these scripture passages are taken from: 1) the gospels of Matthew, Mark and John; 2) letters (or epistles) of Paul to the Romans, Corinthians, Galatians and Ephesians; and 3) the first and second letters of John. A short phrase is added after each quotation, which serves as a personal interpretation of the verse or verses by the author of the website.

Gospel of Matthew

“You have heard that it was said, Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have?”

(Matthew 5:43-46 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about loving your enemies

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”

(Matthew 22:37 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about the greatest commandment which is to love God

“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

(Matthew 22:39 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about the second greatest commandment which is to love one’s neighbor

Gospel of Mark

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.”

(Mark 12:30 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about the greatest commandment which is to love God

“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

(Mark 12:31 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about the second greatest commandment which is to love one’s neighbor

Gospel of John

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”

(John 3:16 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about God’s love through Jesus

“Truly I tell you, the Son [Jesus] is not able to do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father [God the Father] doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son likewise does these things. For the Father loves the Son and shows him everything he is doing, and he will show him greater works than these so that you will be amazed. And just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so the Son also gives life to whom he wants.”

(John 5:19-21 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about the love between God the Father and Jesus 

[Jesus said] “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming.”

(John 10:11-12 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about Jesus as the Good Shepherd

“As the Father has loved me, I have also loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commands you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete.”

(John 15:9-11 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about God’s love that is shared by Jesus to us

“This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you.”

(John 15:12 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about Jesus’s command to share his love with others

“No one has greater love than this: to lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you.”

(John 15:13-14 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verses about the greatest love and God’s friendship

“This is what I command you: Love one another.”

(John 15:17 / CSB 2018) --- Bible verse about God’s commandment on love

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