Real Love

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

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

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.

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

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — 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.

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

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:

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

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

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

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

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

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 →

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

Let all your things be done with charity.

We love him, because he first loved us.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? — 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.

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

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — 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.

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

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

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

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?

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

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.

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

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

But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,

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

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

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

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

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

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — 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 do toward you:

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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.

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

Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. — 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 →

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 →

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.

Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — 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 →

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

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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

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 →

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;

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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