15 Bible Verses About Love That You Must Know

We know that God loves us, but what does the Bible say about loving Him.

Find out in these powerful Bible verses describing how we should love God.

Deuteronomy 6:5

“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”

Deuteronomy 7:9

“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;”

Joshua 22:5

“But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

Psalm 31:23

“O love the Lord, all ye his saints: For the Lord preserveth the faithful, And plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.”

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Psalm 97:10

“Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”

Mark 12:33

“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 neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

1 Corinthians 8:3

“But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”

Hebrews 6:10

“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.”

2 Thessalonians 3:5

“And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.”

James 2:5

“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?”

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1 John 2:5

“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”

1 John 4:10

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

Jude 21

“keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.”

1 John 4:20

“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?”

1 John 4:17

“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.”

1 John 2:15

“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.”

We are thankful for God’s love for us! Without it, we could not go to Heaven. We wouldn’t have all the benefits of salvation.