Looking For Love

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

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

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

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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

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.

A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

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

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

Let all your things be done with charity.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

We love him, because he first loved us.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; — read the full passage →

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.

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.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

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

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

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. — read the full passage →

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

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. — read the full passage →

Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

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

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

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

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. — read the full passage →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God: — read the full passage →

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

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. — 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. — read the full passage →

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.

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.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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 →

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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. — read the full passage →

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:

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. — read the full passage →

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

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?

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

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 →

Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

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.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.

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 thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth. — read the full passage →

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:

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.

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

Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: — read the full passage →

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: — read the full passage →

And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: — read the full passage →

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.

Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

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: — read the full passage →

How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

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

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.