Bible Verses About Beloved
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for beloved, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,858 votes, led by Colossians 3:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Beloved
Colossians 3:1289 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
1 John 4:7-876 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 John 3:1-269 votes
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.
Matthew 17:561 votes
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
3 John 1:256 votes
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
1 John 4:154 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
Romans 1:753 votes
To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:1-2040 votes
Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
1 John 4:1-339 votes
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
John 3:1635 votes
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.
John 3:16-1732 votes
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 John 4:727 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
Daniel 10:1126 votes
And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
Deuteronomy 33:1225 votes
And of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him; and the Lord shall cover him all the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.
Matthew 12:1823 votes
Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
Luke 3:2223 votes
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
Mark 1:1122 votes
And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
John 10:3522 votes
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
1 Corinthians 15:5822 votes
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Jude 1:322 votes
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
Daniel 10:1921 votes
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Romans 16:821 votes
Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.
Nehemiah 13:2620 votes
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
James 2:520 votes
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?
Song of Songs 6:319 votes
I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine: he feedeth among the lilies.
What does the Bible say about beloved?
Readers most often cite Colossians 3:12 on the subject of beloved. Across 1,858 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 4:7-8, 1 John 3:1-2, Matthew 17:5. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.