Topic
Lack Of Love
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above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
And because iniquity shall be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.
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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen.
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. — read the full passage →
But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. — read the full passage →
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →
Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.
But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →
And we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.
He that saith he is in the light and hateth his brother, is in the darkness even until now. — read the full passage →
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →
And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →
If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, — read the full passage →
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Hatred stirreth up strifes; But love covereth all transgressions.
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, — read the full passage →
But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:
My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
But I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.
Hereby we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and do his commandments.
But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.
In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.
But woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him? — read the full passage →
Let all that ye do be done in love.
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself.
But he that hateth his brother is in the darkness, and walketh in the darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because the darkness hath blinded his eyes.
Hereby know we love, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? — read the full passage →
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
There is no fear in love: but perfect love casteth out fear, because fear hath punishment; and he that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.
Owe no man anything, save to love one another: for he that loveth his neighbor hath fulfilled the law.
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you. — read the full passage →
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →
But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →
Let not kindness and truth forsake thee: Bind them about thy neck; Write them upon the tablet of thy heart: — read the full passage →
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →
If ye love me, ye will keep my commandments.
and walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.
We love, because he first loved us. — read the full passage →
Howbeit if ye fulfil the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →
A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.
We love, because he first loved us.
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.
but as it is written, Things which eye saw not, and ear heard not, Andwhichentered not into the heart of man, Whatsoever things God prepared for them that love him.
Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol; The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, A very flame of Jehovah.
Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, And obtaineth favor of Jehovah.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.
Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered. — read the full passage →
And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →
Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah. — read the full passage →
Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people; but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am Jehovah.
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, cannot love God whom he hath not seen. — read the full passage →
Now faith is assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen.
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons, — read the full passage →
and the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we also do toward you;
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, — read the full passage →
Nevertheless do ye also severally love each one his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she fear her husband.
For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another. — read the full passage →
and hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.
Jesus made answer and said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →
Jehovah thy God is in the midst of thee, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love; he will joy over thee with singing.
For in hope were we saved: but hope that is seen is not hope: for who hopeth for that which he seeth? — read the full passage →
Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Be not therefore anxious for the morrow: for the morrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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