Quotes about love from the bible. Word of God (quotes from the Bible), Love - read, download - compiled by K.V.
The word “love” today can be understood in different ways.
For example:
- love to motherland
- love for a pet
- love for mom
- love for wife or husband, child
We say “we love”, and sometimes we mean by it different attitude to someone or something.
What is true love?
If we ask a person, then depending on his views, age, age, we will get many options, but which opinion should we choose to say - “now I know”?
We will be able to spend enough time discussing these issues. I suggest you ask God.
Let's turn to Holy Scripture, to the Epistle to the Corinthians:
4 Love is patient and kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, it is not proud,
5 He does not behave unruly, does not seek his own, is not easily provoked, does not think evil,
6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth;
7 He bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
8 Love never fails, although prophecies cease, and tongues are silent, and knowledge is abolished.
(1 Cor. 13:4-8)
In this passage we are given the characteristics of “Love.” We can safely note that love is not just feelings, but actions - deeds.
The Son of God came into this world to show us True Love. Jesus gave us a personal example - showed us what true love does.
Feel free to replace the word “love” with the name “Jesus” in the passage (1 Cor. 13:4-8).
Try re-reading, what happened?
Personally, I myself never looked at these lines as if in a mirror, until a certain moment...
Let's now put our name on the passage and read it again.
I confess to you that when I read to myself, I understand that there is something to strive for.
Jesus showed us love and He wants it to live in you and me.
She did not just exist, but acted as it is written from verses 4 to 8.
9 The love of God for us was revealed in this, that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might receive life through him.
10 This is love, that we did not love God, but He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
(1 John 4:9,10)15 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.
16 And we knew and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
(1 John 4:15,16)8 But God demonstrates His love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
(Rom.5:8)
One day a man walked into a bookstore. One could read a keen interest in his eyes: books were a part of his life. A few minutes later, the newcomer stopped in confusion in the middle of the hall and, although his gaze still continued to slide along the shelves, surprise and bewilderment were reflected in his entire appearance: where am I? Man first entered the world of Christian literature.
– Are these all books about God? – the visitor was surprised, not believing his eyes.
– Yes, this is a Christian book store. We have no other literature.
– What can you write about Him to write so many books?
– How many books do you think have been written about love? – The seller asked him.
“So, the same, about love-and-and,” the man answered in a singsong voice, shaking his head from side to side.
“The Bible says that God,” said the seller, opening the first epistle of John, chapter 4. – That God is... yes, you can read it yourself, here..., verse eight.
– “He who does not love has not known God, because God is love.”
For some time, both the seller and the visitor stood silently in front of the open book, mentally repeating to themselves every word they read.
“You know,” the man finally said, “I’ve never thought about this before!”
- Understand. We all rarely think about this. I advise you to purchase this book. I assure you that in the Bible you will find a lot of interesting and useful knowledge for yourself!
BIBLE ABOUT LOVE
Love is patient, merciful,
Love does not envy, Love does not exalt itself, is not proud,
He does not act outrageously, does not seek his own, is not irritated, does not think evil,
He does not rejoice in untruth, but rejoices in the truth,
Covers everything, believes everything, hopes everything, endures everything,
LOVE NEVER ENDS…
1 Cor 13 chapter
“Our lips are open to you,... our hearts are enlarged.”
(2 Cor 6:11)
“Everyone should not only take care of himself, but of others.”
(Philip 2:4-5)
“I give you a new commandment: love one another! As I have loved you, let you also love one another.”
(John 13:34)
“Above all, have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
(1 Peter 4:8)
“Whoever says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, is a liar: for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?”
(1 John 4:20)
“Beloved! Let us love each other, because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love has not known God, because God is Love.”
(1 John 4:7-8)
“Beloved! If God loved us so much, then we must love each other... If we love each other, then God abides in us, and His perfect Love is in us.”
(1 John 4:11-12)
“God is Love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.”
(1 John 4:16)
“Do not owe anyone anything except... love.”
(Rom 13:8)
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, then I am sounding brass... If I have the gift of prophecy and know all mysteries, and have all knowledge and all faith, so that I could move mountains, but do not have love, - then I'm nothing. And if I give away all my property and give my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good.
(1 Cor 13:1-8).
“Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you...”
(Matt 5:44)
“...If you love (only) those who love you, what is your reward?”
(Matt 5:46)
“... If in your heart you have bitter envy and contentiousness (instead of love), then do not boast and do not lie about the truth: this is not wisdom coming from above, but (“wisdom”)... demonic...”
(James 3:13-15)
“Whoever says that he is in the light, but hates his brother, is still in darkness.”
(1 John 2:9)
“Let love be unfeigned! Turn away from evil, cling to goodness! Be kind to one another with brotherly love!...”
(Rom 12:9-10)
“...Love your neighbor as yourself...”
(Matthew 22:39)
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”
(John 15:13)
“... May My joy be in you, and may your joy be complete! This is My commandment: love one another, as I have loved you!”
(John 15:11-12)
“I command you this: love one another!”
"...love covers all sins" (Prov. 10:12)
“...and his banner over me is love” (Song of Songs 2:4)
"...for love is strong as death; jealousy is as fierce as hell; its arrows are arrows of fire; it is a very strong flame. Great waters cannot extinguish love, and rivers will not flood it. If someone gave all the wealth of the house his for love, he would be rejected with contempt." (Song of Songs 8:6-7)
“Above all, have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” (1 Pet. 4:8)
“In this we know love, that He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (1 John 3:16)
"... because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, because God is love. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because in fear there is torment. He who fears is not perfect in love" (1 John 4:7-8,18)
“Now this is love, that we walk according to His commandments” (2 John 6)
“Let love be unfeigned...” (Rom. 12:9)
“Love does no harm to one’s neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” Rom. 13:10)
"...love edifies" (1 Cor. 8:1)
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, then I am a ringing brass or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and have all knowledge and all faith, so that I can move mountains, and not "I have love, then I am nothing. And if I give away all my possessions and give my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good." (1 Cor. 13:1-3)
“Love is long-suffering, kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, is not proud, does not act rudely, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; it bears all things, it believes all things, it hopes all things, it endures all things. "Love never ceases, although prophecy will cease, and tongues will be silent, and knowledge will be abolished." (1 Cor. 13:4-8)
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor. 13:13)
“The fruit of the Spirit is love...” (Gal. 5:22)
“Above all else put on love, which is the sum of perfection” (Col. 3:14)
“May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ” (2 Thess. 3:5)
“The goal of exhortation is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith” (1 Tim. 1:5)
"...you have left your first love" (Rev. 2:4)
“Let everything you do be done with love” (1 Cor. 16:14)
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also must love one another” (John 13:34)
"...love one another continually with a sincere heart" (1 Peter 1:22)
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her” (Eph. 5:25; Col. 3:19)
“You have heard that it was said: love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven, for He commands "He makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have?" (Matt. 43:46)
"...to love Him with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your soul and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:33)
“... let us love not in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18)
Do not reject your enemies, but love and bless them, adore them, even those who curse you. Pray with all your soul for them when they persecute, offend and hate you (Matt. 5:44).
Love those who are near and those who are far as you love yourself—God’s law says (Gal. 5:14).
Perfect love is omnipotent - it incinerates fear, driving it out, and torment remains a thing of the past.
Love is merciful, never ceases, has no evil intentions or envy, pride is alien to it, lies and untruth are not its allies, it is not proud, does not irritate and does not riot, magnifies the truth, protects everyone and believes fiercely, hopes for everyone and everything is steadfast endures, and will never stop living. Cor.13:4-8
The commandment of the Most High is that he who loves the Lord must love his relative (1 John 4:21).
It is right to love in truth and in deed, and not in tongue and word.
Do not judge your neighbor in vain, and do not bear false testimony (Deut. 5:20).
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Why do you boast of villainy, O mighty one? ... you love evil more than good, lies more than telling the truth; You love all kinds of destructive speech, a deceitful tongue: therefore God will completely crush you, tear you down and uproot you from [your] home and your root from the land of the living. The righteous will see and be afraid, they will laugh at him [and say]: “Behold, a man who did not rely on God for his strength, but hoped for the abundance of his wealth, was strengthened in his wickedness.” (Ps. LI, 3-9)
Love does not harm one's neighbor; So love is the fulfillment of the law.
And now these three remain: faith, hope, love; but love is the greatest of them all.
No one can serve two masters: for either he will hate one and love the other; or he will be zealous for one and neglectful of the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because in fear there is torment. He who fears is imperfect in love. (First Council message St. Ap. John the Evangelist)
If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and have all knowledge and all faith, so that I could move mountains, but do not have love, then I am nothing. (First Epistle of St. Apostle Paul to the Corinthians)
Love is patient and kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, it is not proud,
Whoever says: I love God, but hates his brother, is a liar, for he who does not love his brother whom he sees, how can he love God whom he does not see? (1 last John IV, 20)
Love your neighbor as yourself (Matt. 22:39).
He who fears is imperfect in love.
Love your neighbor as yourself (Lev.19:18).
By obedience to the truth through the Spirit, having purified your souls to unfeigned brotherly love, constantly love one another with a pure heart, as those born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible seed, from the word of God, which lives and abides forever (1 Pet. 1:22-23).
Each of us should please our neighbor for good and edification (Rom. 15:2).
For the commandments: do not commit adultery, do not kill, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not covet the things of others, and all the others are contained in this word: love your neighbor as yourself (Rom. 13:9).
And whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight (1 John 3:22).
Let none of you think evil in your heart against your neighbor, and do not love a false oath, for I hate all this, says the Lord (Zech. 8:17).
Be all of the same mind, compassionate, brotherly, merciful, friendly, humble in wisdom; Do not repay evil for evil or insult for insult; on the contrary, bless, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing (1 Pet. 3:8-9).
The theme of the relationship between a man and a woman in Christianity is as old as the world, and in the literal sense of these words: after all, according to the Bible, just a few days after the creation of the world, God created people of different sexes, commanding them to be fruitful, multiply and populate the earth. Many readers are surprised that at this solemn moment the Creator does not say a word about love, focusing specifically on procreation. But, if you think about it, this can be explained very simply: at the time of creation, sin did not yet exist, and, therefore, there were no negative feelings: God’s love permeated everything, and this love, according to the Bible, was transmitted to everyone, including and to man. In other words, Adam and Eve simply could not help but love each other - it was so natural that it did not even require clarification.
However, the Holy Bible does not stop talking about love even after the fall of the first people: throughout Old Testament we meet many couples who were able to achieve the highest manifestation of this feeling.
What is love according to the book of the Bible?
Before reading what the Bible says about love, it is worth understanding exactly what feelings are meant by this word. Surprisingly, love is in Holy Scripture not much different from our feelings today: in the Bible you can find self-sacrificing love (Zechariah and Elizabeth), vicious and sinful (David and Bathsheba), passionate (Song of Songs), chaste (Joseph and Mary), treacherous (Samson and Delilah). There are so many examples that it’s difficult to identify the signs for yourself. true love, according to the book of the Bible, it is very difficult. But the Lord Himself helps us in this: “Let a man leave his father and his mother and cleave to his wife, and let the two of them become like one flesh.” In this definition, you can see two components of love: the desire to be together at all costs and carnal attraction. Theologians, interpreting for us this phrase about love from the Bible, emphasize the combination of mental intimacy with physical intimacy: in the absence of the first component, love becomes lust, and if the second is removed, it becomes friendship.
The Bible about love: how to preserve feelings?
So, according to the Bible, the relationship between a man and a woman is not just a norm, but the fulfillment of one of the first commandments of God.
It is more or less clear what the Bible says about love as a feeling. Is there an answer to the most main question, which has been worrying people for many millennia: how to maintain your love for each other? It turns out, yes, such a recipe exists, but following it requires effort on the part of both husband and wife. This answer is given to us by the Apostle Paul, who says that true love is merciful, long-suffering, does not envy, does not think evil, does not desire the things of others, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth. Real love covers sins, is built on trust, does not get irritated and is not proud.