The Nature of Love
1 Corinthians 13:4 — Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:5 — Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
1 Corinthians 13:6 — Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
1 John 4:8 — He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
The Commandment of Love
John 13:34 — A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Matthew 22:37 — 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.
Matthew 22:39 — And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
The Reward and Power of Love
Romans 13:10 — Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 John 4:18 — 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.
Ephesians 3:17 — That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
Love as Evidence of God’s Presence
John 15:12 — This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
1 John 4:7 — Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Romans 5:5 — 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.
The Nature of Love
1 Corinthians 13:4 — Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
1 Corinthians 13:5 — or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful;
1 Corinthians 13:6 — it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
1 John 4:8 — Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
The Commandment of Love
John 13:34 — A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Matthew 22:37 — And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Matthew 22:39 — And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
The Reward and Power of Love
Romans 13:10 — Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 John 4:18 — There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.
Ephesians 3:17 — so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
Love as Evidence of God’s Presence
John 15:12 — This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
1 John 4:7 — Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.
Romans 5:5 — and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.