Loving Yourself

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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.

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

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

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.

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

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. — read the full passage →

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.

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 →

We love him, because he first loved us.

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

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

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. — read the full passage →

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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

Let all your things be done with charity.

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

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

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, — read the full passage →

If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

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 →

Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

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

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

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 neighbour as thyself.

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

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

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 →

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.

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

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

I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

And 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 fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. — read the full passage →

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.

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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.

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.

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 →

Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.

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.

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

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

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

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

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. — read the full passage →

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?

But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. — read the full passage →

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

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 →

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: — read the full passage →

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. — read the full passage →

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. — read the full passage →