The New Testament Uses The Word Love
All Bible Scripture Comes From Jesus Christ
The word “love”
is mentioned at least 136 spiritual ways in the New Testament alone
136 Love Scriptures From The New Testament
32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
16 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.
18 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.
34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.
12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
19 We love him, because he first loved us.
38 ¶And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and love salutations in the marketplaces,
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.
12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
20 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?
33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
23 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.
2 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 sweet smelling savour.
1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
22 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:
37 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.
39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
28 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.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another;
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt lovethy neighbor as thyself.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 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.
17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.
42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?
43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
30 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.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself, ye do well:
15 ¶If ye love me, keep my commandments.
31 But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you:
11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.
8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.
13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.
4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, andlove unto all the saints,
43 ¶Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
9 Yet for love’s sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.
21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia.
5 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.
8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
19 Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
1 Let brotherly love continue.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
16 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.
18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
3 Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!
3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maran-atha.
24 My love be with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.
27 ¶But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
23 Now there was leaning on Jesus’ bosom one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved.
35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm your love toward him.
11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
2 Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.
24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.
8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
23 Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,
2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.
42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto theFather: for my Father is greater than I.
3 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;
2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him.
10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
9 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.
8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
20 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.
16 ¶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.
1 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.
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth thelove of God in him?
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,
35 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.
27 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.
15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know thelove which I have more abundantly unto you.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
15 ¶So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus lovedfollowing; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
13 ¶No servant 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.
46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long robes, and lovegreetings in the markets, and the highest seats in the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts;
7 Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
5 ¶And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
24 ¶No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, andlove the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
9 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.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
When within the shady woodland Joseph sought the God of love, Joseph Smith‘s First Prayer, George Manwaring, p. 26.
