Bible Study: Five Bible verses about love

The Bible is one of the most important books for millions of religious and faithful people. Many people believe the Bible can help them answer important questions about life and the world around them.

Love is one of the topics that is mentioned in several places throughout the book, including Peter, John, and Corinthians. Many verses in the Bible talk about love, where love comes from, and how people should feel or act towards their loved ones.

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What does the word love mean to you?

Which verse from the BIble comes to mind first when you thnk of love, and loving others?

Here are five BIble verses about love.

John 15: Verse 12 to 13

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.”

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1 Peter 4: Verse 8

“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”

John 4: Verse 9 to 10

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”

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1 Corinthians 13: Verse 4 to 7

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

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Colossians 3: Verse 14

“And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

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