Bible Verses About Love of God
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for love of god, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 11,594 votes, led by John 3:16. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Love of God
John 3:16440 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.
Romans 5:8330 votes
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 4:19291 votes
We love him, because he first loved us.
1 John 4:8276 votes
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
Galatians 2:20257 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.
1 John 4:7238 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
John 15:13234 votes
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
1 John 3:1215 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.
1 John 4:16209 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.
1 Corinthians 13:13191 votes
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
Zephaniah 3:17179 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.
Romans 8:37-39176 votes
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
Ephesians 5:25170 votes
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 2:4-5158 votes
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
Jeremiah 31:3157 votes
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
1 John 4:20156 votes
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?
John 13:34150 votes
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Psalms 86:15148 votes
But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
1 John 4:18140 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 8:38-39136 votes
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Deuteronomy 7:9130 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;
Colossians 3:14129 votes
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
1 John 4:10129 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.
1 Peter 4:8127 votes
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 John 4:7-8119 votes
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
What does the Bible say about love of god?
Readers most often cite John 3:16 on the subject of love of god. Across 11,594 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:19, 1 John 4:8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.