First Love

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. — read the full passage →

Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.

We love him, because he first loved us.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

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

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

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

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; — read the full passage →

But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

Let all your things be done with charity.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks; — read the full passage →

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus saith the Lord; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown.

Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.

I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars: — read the full passage →

These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.

Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; — read the full passage →

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart: — read the full passage →

Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. — read the full passage →