Word of God (quotes from the Bible), Love - read, download - compiled by K.V. Gritsenko

I will give just a few of the most famous places Scriptures about love:

"...love covers all sins" (Prov. 10:12)

“...and his banner over me is love” (Song of Songs 2:4)

"...for love is strong as death; jealousy is as fierce as hell; its arrows are arrows of fire; it is a very strong flame.

Great waters cannot extinguish love, and rivers cannot drown it. If anyone were to give all the wealth of his house for love, he would be rejected with contempt." (Song of Songs 8:6-7)

“Above all, have fervent love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins.” (1 Pet. 4:8)

“We know love in this, that He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” (1 John 3:16)

"... because love is from God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, because God is love. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear, because in fear there is torment. He who fears is not perfect in love" (1 John 4:7-8,18)

“Now this is love, that we walk according to His commandments” (2 John 6)

“Let love be unfeigned...” (Rom. 12:9)

“Love does no harm to one’s neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law” Rom. 13:10)

"...love edifies" (1 Cor. 8:1)

“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, then I am a ringing brass or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries, and have all knowledge and all faith, so that I can move mountains, and not If I have love, I am nothing. And if I give away all my possessions and give my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good.” (1 Cor. 13:1-3)

“Love is long-suffering, kind, love does not envy, love does not boast, is not proud, is not rude, does not seek its own, is not easily provoked, thinks no evil, does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; it bears all things, it believes all things, it hopes all things, it endures all things. "Love never ceases, although prophecy will cease, and tongues will be silent, and knowledge will be abolished." (1 Cor. 13:4-8)

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, love; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Cor. 13:13)

“The fruit of the Spirit is love...” (Gal. 5:22)

“Above all else put on love, which is the sum of perfection” (Col. 3:14)

“May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ” (2 Thess. 3:5)

"The purpose of exhortation is love from pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith" (1 Tim. 1:5)

"...you have left your first love" (Rev. 2:4)

“Let everything you do be done with love” (1 Cor. 16:14)

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, you also must love one another” (John 13:34)

"...love one another continually with a sincere heart" (1 Peter 1:22)

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her” (Eph. 5:25; Col. 3:19)

“You have heard that it was said: love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven, for He commands His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have?” (Matt. 43:46)

"...to love Him with all your heart and with all your mind and with all your soul and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:33)

“... let us love not in word or tongue, but in deed and in truth” (1 John 3:18)

1 Corinthians 13 is one of the most famous passages on the topic of love. Let's read verses 4-8a:

1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
“Love is long-suffering, it is kind, love does not envy, love is not arrogant, is not proud, does not act rudely, does not seek its own, is not irritated, does not think evil, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; covers all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ceases..."

One of the many features of love that I would like to focus on here is that love does not “think” evil. The word “thinks” in this passage is a translation of the Greek verb “logizo,” which means “to count, calculate, calculate.” So, love does not count, does not count evil. This is love without regard for possible personal gain.

I think this kind of love is implied by the words of our Lord in Matthew 5:38-42:

Matthew 5:38-42
“You have heard that it was said: an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. But I tell you: do not resist evil. But whoever strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other also to him; and whoever wants to sue you and take your shirt, give it to him and outerwear; and whoever forces you to go one mile with him, go with him two miles. Give to the one who asks from you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.”

Only that love that does not count evil can serve the words of the Lord above. And such is the love of God as He showed it to us:

Romans 5:6-8
“For Christ, while we were yet weak, at the appointed time died for the ungodly. For hardly anyone will die for the righteous; maybe someone will decide to die for a benefactor. BUT GOD PROVES HIS LOVE FOR US IN THAT CHRIST DIED FOR US WHEN WE WERE STILL SINNERS.”

AND Ephesians 2:4-6
"God, rich in mercy, according to His great love with whom he loved us, and when we were dead in trespasses, he made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—and raised us up with him, and seated us in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

The love of God is manifested not only in the fact that He gave His Son, but also in the fact that He gave Him to sinners, dead in trespasses and sins! And such love is an example for us:

1 John 4:10-11
“This is love, that we did not love God, but He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved! If God loved us so much, then we should love each other.”

Gospel of John 15:12-13
“This is My commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.”

1 John 3:16
“We know love in this, that He laid down His life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”

God's love did not count our evil. It did not count that we were dead in crimes and sins. God gave His Son not for the sake of the righteous, but for the sake of sinners:

1 Timothy 1:15
“Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.”

Luke 5:32
“I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

Christ washed the feet not only of the obedient disciples, but also of the disobedient ones. This is true love God. The love discussed in 1 Corinthians 13 is not about loving only those who love you and those who you think “deserve” your love. But to love those who do not love you and those from whom you have nothing to expect, and even those who have harmed you:

Matthew 5:43-48
“You have heard that it was said: Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven, for He makes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what will be your reward? Don't publicans do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what special thing are you doing? Don't the pagans do the same? Therefore be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.”

Perhaps many times we have read these lines and perhaps many times we have thought that they are difficult to use. But love is not something that comes directly from us. We can do nothing on our own (Gospel of John 5:30). On the contrary, love is a FRUIT - something that is given by the NEW NATURE. When we submit to the Lord, when we allow Christ to dwell in our hearts (Ephesians 3:17), the new nature bears fruit just as ordinary tree: i.e. NATURALLY.

Galatians 5:22-23
“The FRUIT of the Spirit is: LOVE, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against them."

Notes

See: E.W. Bullinger "A Critical Lexicon and Concordance to the English and Greek New Testament", Zondervan Publishing House, page 628

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The Bible is the sacred book of Christians. It has been translated into many languages ​​of the world, so if you only know your native one, you can still read its wise sayings. This book is also called Holy Scripture, as it contains philosophical reflections, biographical information, and even predictions of the future.

Quotes from the Bible are full of goodness and deep meaning. Christian sayings about freedom, about patience, about faith, about love and about life will help you in the most difficult and ambiguous situations. The Bible calls for living correctly, being a worthy person and loving your neighbor.

The best quotes from the Bible about marriage and family, about children, about women will teach you how to treat those around you, how to build strong and reliable relationships, how to choose good people. The Bible sayings are very beautiful and very wise. They wrote about love in the past and still write about it as an omnipotent and omnipotent feeling capable of working real miracles.

Aphorisms from the Bible, which you can read online in this article, will reveal the secret to you happy life. It is only important to believe in the good, bright and beautiful, and let love into your heart. We also offer you quotes from the Bible in pictures, which will allow you to enjoy the wisdom of life even more.

I am the Lord your God... You shall have no other gods before Me
(1st commandment)

You shall not make for yourself an idol or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth below, or that is in the water under the earth. Don't worship them or serve them
(2nd commandment)

Do not take the name of the Lord your God in vain; for the Lord will not leave without punishment the one who takes His name in vain
(3rd commandment)

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Work six days and do all your work; and the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God: on it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son, nor your daughter... For in six days the Lord created heaven and earth, the sea and everything that is in them; and on the seventh day he rested. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and sanctified it
(4th commandment)

Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
(5th commandment)

Do not misjudge the suit of your poor.
Depart from unrighteousness and do not put to death the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked. Do not accept gifts, for gifts make those who see blind and ruin the work of the righteous.
(Ex. XXIII, 6-8)

The main thing is wisdom: acquire wisdom, and with all your possessions acquire understanding. Treasure her highly, and she will exalt you; she will glorify you if you cleave to her; He will place a beautiful wreath on your head, he will give you a magnificent crown.
(Proverbs of Solomon, 4, 7-9)

Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
(Matt. 5:1–12)

Don't listen to empty rumors, don't give your hand
to the wicked, to be a witness of unrighteousness.
(Ex. XXIII, 1)

Don't speak stupid things into your ears, because he
will despise your reasonable words.
(Book of Proverbs of Solomon. XXIII, 9)

Whoever digs a hole will fall into it himself, and whoever
puts a net, he himself will be caught by it.
(Book of the Wisdom of Jesus, son of Sirach. XXVII, 29)

The earphone defiles its soul and will
We hate him wherever he lives.
(Book of the Wisdom of Jesus, son of Sirach. XXI, 31)

Do no evil, and no evil will befall you; go away
from unrighteousness, and it will turn away from you.
(Book of Wisdom of Jesus, son of Sirach. VII, 1,2)

Don't be intrusive so they don't push you away
and do not move too far away, lest they forget about you.
(Book of Wisdom of Jesus, son of Sirach. XIII, 13)

Every nature of beasts and birds, reptiles and sea animals is tamed and tamed by human nature, but none of the people can tame the tongue: this is an uncontrollable evil; it is filled with deadly poison.
(Conciliar Epistle of the Holy Apostle James. III, 7-8)

The tongue is a small penis, but it does a lot...
It is filled with deadly poison. With it we bless God and the Father, and with it we curse men, created in the likeness of God. From the same lips comes blessing and curse: it should not be so, my brethren. Does sweet and bitter water flow from the same hole in the spring?
(Conciliar Epistle of the Holy Apostle James. III, 5, 8-12)

Whoever says: I love God, but hates his brother, is a liar, for he who does not love his brother whom he sees, how can he love God whom he does not see?
(First Council Epistle of the Holy Apostle John the Theologian, IV, 20)

I give you a new commandment, that you love one another; just as I have loved you, let you also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.

For if you love those who love you, what will be your reward? Don't publicans do the same?

Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles. Sol 24.17

Do not say: “As he did to me, so I will do to him; I will repay a man according to his deeds.”

Just as in water there is face to face, so a person’s heart is to man.

What you hate, don’t do to anyone.

Greater love has no one than to lay down his life for his friends.

But to you who hear, I say: love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.

Love does not harm one's neighbor; So love is the fulfillment of the law.

Bless those who curse you and pray for those who abuse you.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. Jesus said to him: You answered correctly; do this and you will live.

You have spoken the truth, that there is one and there is no other besides Him; and to love Him with all your heart and with all your mind, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, is greater than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Love consists in our acting according to His commandments. This is the commandment which you heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no temptation in him.

You also love the stranger, for you yourself were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Love consists in our acting according to His commandments.

And those whom He predestined, those He also called, and those He called, them He also justified; and those whom he justified, he also glorified.

Who will accuse God's elect? justifies them.

Most of all, have fervent love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.

And if I give away all my property and give my body to be burned, but do not have love, it does me no good.

Love never ceases, although prophecy will cease, and tongues will be silent, and knowledge will be abolished. For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

And now these three remain: faith, hope, love; but love is the greatest of them all.

Let everything you do be done with love.

For hardly anyone will die for the righteous; maybe someone will decide to die for a benefactor .

Above all, put on love, which is the sum of perfection.

Love is long-suffering, merciful, love does not envy, love is not arrogant, is not proud, is not rude, does not seek its own, is not irritated, does not think evil, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; covers everything, believes everything, hopes everything, endures everything.

Better is a dish of greens, and with it love, than a fattened bull, and with it, hatred.

All Scripture is inspired and useful: it helps to teach, reprove, correct, instruct how to live an honest life.
2 Tim 3:16

In some verses I used a modern translation.

Love your loved ones

Beloved! if God loved us so much, then we should love each other. No one has ever seen God: if we love each other, then God abides in us, and His love is perfect in us.
1 John 4:11-12

Your attitude towards people determines your true attitude towards God. How can you love someone you don't see if you hate someone you see?

Love people. Take care of them. Straight from today start with a simple smile and kind words for those who are nearby. Then, as the Bible promises, love will increase in your heart.

Love your enemies

But I say to you: love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you.
Matthew 5:44

Remember: negativity causes negativity. If we react negatively to some bad things, the fire will only get worse. The only way to extinguish it is to return good for evil. Moreover, not only visibly, but sincerely, from the bottom of my heart.

Think about those who offended you, hurt you, betrayed you. Understand that it is worse for them than for you, because if they hurt others, it means that they themselves are also wounded. Why be offended by those whose souls are already “on disability”? Ask God for healing and peace for your offenders, and you will see amazing changes!

Trust God

Do not be anxious about anything, but in all circumstances, whether through prayer, petition, or thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace that comes from God, which surpasses your understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ. Jesus.
Phil.4:6-7

To trust means not to worry. At all. No way. Open your requests, needs, desires to God, and expect answers with faith! They will definitely be there!

But if you are always worried, doubting, saying negative things about yourself and your life, this often blocks God’s decisions for you. Trust in God brings deep world in the heart.

Goodbye

And when you stand and pray, forgive everything that you have against someone, so that your Heavenly Father will forgive you your sins.
Mark 11:25

You can pray for days, but if unforgiveness lives in your soul, you are cut off from God's mercy, and therefore from His blessings. I repeat once again: your attitude towards people determines God’s attitude towards you!

Don't give up!

Ask and you will be rewarded, seek and you will find. Knock and the door will open for you. He who asks will receive; whoever seeks will always find; and the door will open to the one who knocks.
Matthew 7:7,8

Don't give up on your dreams, goals, calling, mission! Don’t be ashamed to ask, seek, knock, achieve. This kind of persistence leads to great results!

Cry of the soul

Call to Me - and I will answer you, I will show you great and inaccessible things that you do not know.
Jer.33:3

Sometimes, to reach a new level of life, you need to cry out to God with all your heart. Scream. Scream. That I’m tired, that I don’t have the strength, that I can’t do this anymore.

Such sincere “cries of the soul” open the door to the “inaccessible,” to something you didn’t know before. A new understanding, a revelation, a new turn will come. God promised so, and He never lies.

Determine your measure

Give, and it will be given to you; full measure, so that even if it overflows, it will be poured out to you, for with the same measure you use, the same will be measured back to you.
Luke 6:38

This verse clearly states that you determine what you get in life. The way you measure, it will be measured to you. The way you judge something or someone is the same way they will judge you.

If you are greedy, don’t expect generosity from others. But if you are a “giver” in life (of time, energy, finances), it is not surprising that even more will come back to you!

Study the Bible

Always remember what is written in this book of laws. Study it day and night so that you can do everything that is written in it. By doing this, you will be wise and successful in all your undertakings.
Joshua 1:8

Studying God's Word will provide you with success in every area of ​​your life. It is from the Bible that true wisdom comes, an understanding of how things really work.

Do you want to be wise, effective, happy? Starting today, start reading the Bible, at least a verse a day, and meditate on what you read. Your thinking will begin to change, and, accordingly, your quality of life.

Find solace in God

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desire of your heart.
Ps.37:4

When it’s bad, painful, bad, run to God. If you run to people, alcohol, drugs and other doping substances, you will get a temporary effect that will not affect reality in any way.

But if you turn to God, this guarantees not only deep consolation, but also the fulfillment of your deepest desires! This is how the Lord values ​​your communication with Him!

Problems will run away

Submit yourselves therefore to God; Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7-10

The devil exists. Curses exist. And many problems in life (illness, failure, pain, disorder) are precisely his work. And therefore, sometimes the devil needs to be driven away, otherwise he is such an arrogant guest.

How to do this? First of all, submit (obey) God and His plan for you, His commandments, His word. The devil hates such people, but he cannot even get close to them!

Everything will work out! :)

Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33

One of my favorite poems and principles in life. When we seek God, everything we need is included!

What does it mean to seek God? This means striving to go where He is (church, sermons, songs, books, etc.), studying His character, thirsting for His presence and putting Him on the pedestal of your life.

Give the Lord time, strength, honor and respect. Love Him. And then everything will work out! What you need will flow into your hands, as if with the flow. They will open up for you the right doors, you will always be in right time in the right places. This kind of GPS of fate will turn on :)

I believe these Bible verses are helping you realize something important right now. May your life change and God's love fill your heart!