What Does the Bible Say About Love?

"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."

"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..."

"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."

"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

"We love because he first loved us."

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."

"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."

"Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."

"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."

"Place me like a seal over your heart... for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave."