Love

159 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.

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Of Man for Jesus

Matthew 10:37–38 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; …
Matthew 25:34–40 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. …
Matthew 27:55–61 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him. …
Mark 9:41 Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Luke 2:29–30 “Sovereign Lord, as You have promised, You now dismiss Your servant in peace. …
Luke 7:47 Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”
John 8:42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on My own, but He sent Me.
John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
John 14:23 Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
John 14:28 You heard Me say, ‘I am going away, and I am coming back to you.’ If you loved Me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I.
John 15:9 As the Father has loved Me, so have I loved you. Remain in My love.
John 16:27 For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.
John 17:26 And I have made Your name known to them and will continue to make it known, so that the love You have for Me may be in them, and I in them.”
John 21:17 Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”
1 Corinthians 16:22 If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be under a curse. Come, O Lord!
2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:14–15 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. …
Galatians 5:6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 6:14 But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
Ephesians 3:17–19 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love, …
Ephesians 4:15 Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight,
Philippians 1:20–21 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. …
Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.
Philippians 3:7–8 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. …
Colossians 1:8 and who also informed us of your love in the Spirit.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:8 From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day — and not only to me, but to all who crave His appearing.
Philemon 5 because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
James 2:5 Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
1 Peter 1:8 Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
1 Peter 2:7 To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
Revelation 2:4 But I have this against you: You have abandoned your first love.

Abraham for Lot

Genesis 14:14–16 And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan. …

Centurion for his Servant

Luke 7:2–6 There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die. …

David's Subjects

2 Samuel 15:30 But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
2 Samuel 17:27–29 When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. …

Exemplification of the Love of Man for Man

Exodus 32:31–32 So Moses returned to the LORD and said, “Oh, what a great sin these people have committed! They have made gods of gold for themselves. …
Psalm 133:1–3 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony! …
Proverbs 24:17–18 Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles, …
Matthew 5:41–42 and if someone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. …
Matthew 10:41–42 Whoever receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever receives a righteous man because he is a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward. …
Matthew 25:34–40 Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. …
Mark 9:41 Indeed, if anyone gives you even a cup of water because you bear the name of Christ, truly I tell you, he will never lose his reward.
Luke 10:25–37 One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” …
Acts 20:26–27 Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all men. …
Acts 20:31 Therefore be alert and remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears.
Acts 26:29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Romans 1:12 that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith.
Romans 5:7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die.
Romans 9:1–3 I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. …
Romans 12:15–16 Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep. …
Romans 14:19 So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.
Romans 14:21 It is better not to eat meat or drink wine or to do anything to cause your brother to stumble.
Romans 15:1–2 We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. …
Romans 15:5 Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,
Romans 15:7 Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring glory to God.
Romans 15:14–15 I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, brimming with knowledge, and able to instruct one another. …
Romans 15:24 I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.
Romans 15:32 so that by God’s will I may come to you with joy and together with you be refreshed.
Romans 16:1–16 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. …
Romans 16:19 Everyone has heard about your obedience, so I rejoice over you. But I want you to be wise about what is good and innocent about what is evil.
1 Corinthians 1:4 I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
1 Corinthians 4:14–16 I am not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children. …
1 Corinthians 10:24 No one should seek his own good, but the good of others.
2 Corinthians 1:3–6 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, …
2 Corinthians 1:14 as you have already understood us in part, that you may boast of us just as we will boast of you in the day of our Lord Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:23–24 I call God as my witness that it was in order to spare you that I did not return to Corinth. …
2 Corinthians 2:1–17 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you. …
2 Corinthians 3:2 You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone.
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Corinthians 6:4–6 Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities; …
2 Corinthians 6:11–13 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians. Our hearts are open wide. …
2 Corinthians 7:1–4 Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. …
2 Corinthians 7:7 and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
2 Corinthians 7:12 So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
2 Corinthians 11:2 I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:14–16 See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. …
2 Corinthians 12:19–21 Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up. …
2 Corinthians 13:9 In fact, we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong, and our prayer is for your perfection.
Galatians 4:11–20 I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain. …
Galatians 6:1–2 Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. …
Galatians 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith.
Ephesians 3:13 So I ask you not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.
Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and tenderhearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 6:22 I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know about us, and that he may encourage your hearts.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace to all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an undying love.
Philippians 1:3–5 I thank my God every time I remember you. …
Philippians 1:7–8 It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart. For in my chains and in my defense and confirmation of the gospel, you are all partners in grace with me. …
Philippians 1:23–26 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. …
Philippians 2:19 Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
Philippians 3:18 For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
Colossians 1:3–4 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, …
Colossians 1:24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions for the sake of His body, which is the church.
Colossians 1:28–29 We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. …
Colossians 2:1 For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
Colossians 2:5 For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
Colossians 4:7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 1:3–4 and continually recalling before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love, and your enduring hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. …
1 Thessalonians 2:7–8 On the contrary, we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother caring for her children. …
1 Thessalonians 2:11–12 For you know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children— …
1 Thessalonians 2:17–20 Brothers, although we were torn away from you for a short time (in person, not in heart), our desire to see you face to face was even more intense. …
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.
1 Thessalonians 3:7–10 For this reason, brothers, in all our distress and persecution, we have been reassured about you, because of your faith. …
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another and for everyone else, just as our love for you overflows,
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and the helmet of our hope of salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Therefore encourage and build one another up, just as you are already doing.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 That is why we boast among God’s churches about your perseverance and faith in the face of all the persecution and affliction you are enduring.
1 Timothy 1:5 The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
1 Timothy 5:9–10 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband, …
1 Timothy 6:2 Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
1 Timothy 6:11 But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
2 Timothy 1:3–4 I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers. …
2 Timothy 1:8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
2 Timothy 2:10 For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.
Philemon 8–9 So although in Christ I am bold enough to order you to do what is proper, …
Philemon 12 I am sending back to you him who is my very heart.
Philemon 16–21 no longer as a slave, but better than a slave, as a beloved brother. He is especially beloved to me, but even more so to you, both in person and in the Lord. …
Hebrews 5:2 He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and misguided, since he himself is subject to weakness.
Hebrews 6:9–10 Even though we speak like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case— things that accompany salvation. …
Hebrews 13:1–3 Continue in brotherly love. …
Hebrews 13:22 I urge you, brothers, to bear with my word of exhortation, for I have only written to you briefly.
James 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

Jehoshabeath for Joash

2 Chronicles 22:11 But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of …

Job's Friends

Job 42:11 All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and …

Love for Jesus: A Man from Gadara (Gerasa) out of Whom Jesus Cast an Evil Spirit

Mark 5:18 As He was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed by the demons begged to go with Him.

Love for Jesus: Joseph of Aramathaea

Matthew 27:57–60 When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea named Joseph, who himself was a disciple of Jesus. …

Love for Jesus: Mary

Matthew 26:6–13 While Jesus was in Bethany in the home of Simon the Leper, …
John 12:3–8 Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. …
Luke 10:39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to His message.

Love for Jesus: Mary Magdalene and Other Disciples

Matthew 27:55–56 And many women were there, watching from a distance. They had followed Jesus from Galilee to minister to Him. …
Matthew 27:61 Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb.
Matthew 28:1–9 After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. …
Luke 8:2–3 as well as some women who had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities: Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, …
Luke 23:27 A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.
Luke 23:55–56 The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed. …
Luke 24:1–10 On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared. …
John 20:1–2 Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. …
John 20:11–18 But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb, …

Love for Jesus: Nicodemus

John 19:39–40 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds. …

Love for Jesus: Peter

Matthew 17:4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters— one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
John 13:37 “Lord,” said Peter, “why can’t I follow You now? I will lay down my life for You.”
John 18:10 Then Simon Peter drew his sword and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.
John 20:3–6 Then Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb. …
John 21:7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment (for he had removed it . . .) and jumped into the sea.

Love for Jesus: The Disciples

Mark 16:10 She went and told those who had been with Him, who were mourning and weeping.
Luke 24:17–41 He asked them, “What are you discussing so intently as you walk along?” They stood still, with sadness on their faces. …
John 20:20 After He had said this, He showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Love for Jesus: Thomas

John 11:16 Then Thomas called Didymus said to his fellow disciples, “Let us also go, so that we may die with Him.”

Love for Jesus: Women of Jerusalem

Luke 23:27 A great number of people followed Him, including women who kept mourning and wailing for Him.

Mordecai for Esther

Esther 2:7 And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai …

Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz

Ruth 1:1 In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land. And a certain man from Bethlehem in Judah, with his wife and two sons, went to reside in the land of Moab.
Ruth 2:1 Now Naomi had a relative on her husband’s side, a prominent man of noble character from the clan of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.
Ruth 3:1 One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?

Nehemiah for Israelites

Nehemiah 5:10–15 I, as well as my brothers and my servants, have been lending the people money and grain. Please, let us stop this usury. …

Obadiah for the Prophets

1 Kings 18:4 for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)

Roman Christians for Paul

Acts 28:15 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

Love

Of Man for Jesus

Abraham for Lot

Centurion for his Servant

David's Subjects

Exemplification of the Love of Man for Man

Jehoshabeath for Joash

Job's Friends

Love for Jesus: A Man from Gadara (Gerasa) out of Whom Jesus Cast an Evil Spirit

Love for Jesus: Joseph of Aramathaea

Love for Jesus: Mary

Love for Jesus: Mary Magdalene and Other Disciples

Love for Jesus: Nicodemus

Love for Jesus: Peter

Love for Jesus: The Disciples

Love for Jesus: Thomas

Love for Jesus: Women of Jerusalem

Mordecai for Esther

Naomi, Ruth, and Boaz

Nehemiah for Israelites

Obadiah for the Prophets

Roman Christians for Paul

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