Agape

But God commends his own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

He who doesn’t love doesn’t know God, for God is love.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another. — read the full passage →

Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law. — read the full passage →

So when they had eaten their breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I have affection for you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his Creator,

and if you draw out your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then your light shall rise in darkness, and your obscurity be as the noonday;

In love of the brothers be tenderly affectionate one to another; in honor preferring one another;

One who has my commandments, and keeps them, that person is one who loves me. One who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will reveal myself to him.”

For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel.

But Simon Peter, when he saw it, fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, Lord.” — read the full passage →

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. — read the full passage →

He spoke also this parable to certain people who were convinced of their own righteousness, and who despised all others. — read the full passage →

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Jesus said to him, “Friend, why are you here?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

But he turned, and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of men.” — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery;’ — read the full passage →

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

Don’t be surprised, my brothers, if the world hates you. — read the full passage →

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, — read the full passage →

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

After these things, Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself this way. — read the full passage →

for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me, and have believed that I came from God.

By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.

One of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Knowing that he had answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is the greatest of all?” — read the full passage →

You know the commandments: ‘Do not murder,’ ‘Do not commit adultery,’ ‘Do not steal,’ ‘Do not give false testimony,’ ‘Do not defraud,’ ‘Honor your father and mother.’”

But the Pharisees, when they heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, gathered themselves together. — read the full passage →

I tell you that whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and he who marries her when she is divorced commits adultery.”

As he sat in the house, behold, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat down with Jesus and his disciples. — read the full passage →

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” — read the full passage →

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well.

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.

And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you.

Now accept one who is weak in faith, but not for disputes over opinions.

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

Then Peter, turning around, saw a disciple following. This was the disciple whom Jesus sincerely loved, the one who had also leaned on Jesus’ breast at the supper and asked, “Lord, who is going to betray You?”

That disciple therefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It’s the Lord!” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he wrapped his coat around him (for he was naked), and threw himself into the sea.

Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold your son!”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

“Don’t let your heart be troubled. Believe in God. Believe also in me. — read the full passage →

One of his disciples, whom Jesus loved, was at the table, leaning against Jesus’ breast.

The woman said to him, “Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. — read the full passage →

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will be given to you. For with the same measure you measure it will be measured back to you.”

The second is like this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’There is no other commandment greater than these.”

If a woman herself divorces her husband, and marries another, she commits adultery.”

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times?” — read the full passage →

For what will it profit a man, if he gains the whole world, and forfeits his life? Or what will a man give in exchange for his life?

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can’t serve both God and Mammon.

“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →

“When you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men. Most certainly, I tell you, they have received their reward.

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor, and hate your enemy.’ — read the full passage →

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

“‘If a man lies with a male, as with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

“‘You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.