Bible Verses About God Is Love
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for god is love, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 15,165 votes, led by 1 John 4:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about God Is Love
1 John 4:16613 votes
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.
John 3:16582 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 4:8556 votes
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Romans 5:8422 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 4:19394 votes
We love him, because he first loved us.
1 John 4:7330 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 3:1294 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.
Galatians 2:20258 votes
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.
Psalms 86:15239 votes
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Zephaniah 3:17238 votes
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
1 John 4:9-10217 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 7:9216 votes
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;
1 John 4:18213 votes
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.
Romans 8:37-39211 votes
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
John 15:13210 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
Ephesians 2:4-5203 votes
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
1 Corinthians 13:13197 votes
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 John 4:7-8191 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 4:10182 votes
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
Colossians 3:14180 votes
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Ephesians 2:4172 votes
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
1 Peter 4:8170 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Peter 5:6-7162 votes
Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
John 13:34159 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
1 Corinthians 13:4156 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
What does the Bible say about god is love?
Readers most often cite 1 John 4:16 on the subject of god is love. Across 15,165 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including John 3:16, 1 John 4:8, Romans 5:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.