60 Inspiring Bible Verses About Love and Loving Others (2024)

“When I passed by you, I realized that you were ready for love. So I spread my cloak over you and covered your nakedness. I made a solemn promise and entered into a covenant with you, and you became mine. This is what the Lord God says.”

The Good News: A marriage is its own entity. It is a covenant, a promise, the ultimate bond that binds two people together. This means it is strong.

“That’s how husbands ought to love their wives — in the same way as they do their own bodies. Anyone who loves his wife loves himself.”

The Good News: By investing in your marriage, you are in turn, investing in yourself, as it is a part of you.

“Husbands, love your wives, and don’t be harsh with them.”

The Good News: Love starts with kind words and actions. Love shown through negativity is not love. This passage is urging husbands to love their wives and treat them with kindness and gentleness.

“I will take you for my wife forever; I will take you for my wife in righteousness and in justice, in devoted love, and in mercy.”

The Good News: The vows of marriage ask that you love one another through whatever may come.

"This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh."

The Good News: God intended for couples to leave their families, and create new ones with each other. They will become one unit and rely on each other, just as they watched their parents do for years.

"As for husbands, love your wives just like Christ loved the church and gave himself for her."

The Good News: Jesus sacrificed himself for us, which was the truest act of love. We should love our spouses with the same amount of love as Jesus loved us and the church He saved.

"I belong to my lover and he belongs to me — the one grazing among the lilies."

The Good News: When you and your spouse become one couple, you truly belong to each other. You are theirs, and they are yours, forever.

"A competent wife, how does one find her? Her value is far above pearls."

The Good News: A partner who is of respectful and kind character is worth more to a person than money or objects. When you find "the one," never let them go.

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their hard work. If either should fall, one can pick up the other. But how miserable are those who fall and don't have a companion to help them up! Also, if two lie down together, they can stay warm. But how can anyone stay warm alone?"

The Good News: Two are better than one, it's as simple as that. With a partner by your side, you will never be alone, and you will always have support.

“This is the love of God: we keep God’s commandments. God’s commandments are not difficult.”

The Good News: This is all about the connection between your love for God and following His guidance. When you truly love God, you willingly and joyfully follow His teachings, and you don't find them difficult or burdensome. You have a genuine love for Him.

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life that I now live in my body, I live by faith, indeed, by the faithfulness of God’s Son, who loved me and gave himself for me.”

The Good News: When a person becomes a believer in God, they learn to allow Christ to live within them, guiding their actions and decisions. Their new life is based on their faith in Jesus, who loved them and sacrificed himself for their sake. This verse is about surrendering to the transformative power of Christ.

"We have known and have believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and those who remain in love remain in God and God remains in them."

The Good News: You are able to share love because you have been shown love by God. Give that feeling to others by showing them how much you care as well.

"I love those who love me; those who seek me will find me."

The Good News: God will return love to those who show Him love. He is always with you. This passage also suggests that wisdom, which is personified here, is drawn to those who seek and love it. If you desire wisdom and actively look for it, you will find it.

"Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as death, passionate love unrelenting as the grave. Its darts are darts of fire divine flame! Rushing waters can't quench love; rivers can't wash it away. If someone gave all his estate in exchange for love, he would be laughed to utter shame."

The Good News: There is nothing stronger than love — even death. In the darkest of times during your life, love will lift you up and carry you forward. This is the love of the Lord and the love of others around you.

"I'm convinced that nothing can separate us from God's love in Christ Jesus our Lord: not death or life, not angels or rulers, not present things or future things, not powers or height or depth, or any other thing that is created."

The Good News: Nothing can come between you and the Lord. When times get tough, remember that. His love is available to you always.

"Know now then that the Lord your God is the only true God! He is the faithful God, who keeps the covenant and proves loyal to everyone who loves him and keeps his commands—even to the thousandth generation!"

The Good News: The Lord is the ultimate form of love and loyalty. He forgives and cares about His people even when they make mistakes. He models the love you should show to others.

"We know that God works all things together for good for the ones who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose."

The Good News: If ever you don't understand what God's plan is for you, remember that He loves you and is taking care of you — even if it feels like He's putting you through challenges first.

"God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won't perish but will have eternal life."

The Good News: Never forget the love God has shown all throughout history for His people. Time and time again, He has proven how much He cares.