God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
- John the beloved ; 1 John 4:16
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
- Paul the apostle ; Philppians 1:9-11
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
- Paul the apostle ; Romans 12:10
So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.
- The Apostle Paul ; Colossians 3:12-13
If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
- Paul the apostle ; Philppians 2:1-3
Owe no one anything, except to love . . .
- The Apostle Paul ; Romans 13:8"Before every person there marches an angel proclaiming, 'Behold, the image of God.'" - Jewish Proverb ;
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
- Paul the apostle ; Galations 6:9,10
We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. Anyone who does not love remains in death.
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 3:14
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 4:7
Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle. Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality. Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody. - Paul the apostle ; Romans 12:10-19, The Message
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
- Paul ; Colossians 3:14
Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.
- Paul the aposle ; Galatians 6:2
The Good News is proclaimed when we love each other.
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Slander no one, be peaceable and considerate, and show true humility toward all men.
- Paul the apostle ; Titus 3:2
Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 4:11
Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.
- Paul the Apostle ; Philippians 2:1-2
Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ . . .
- Paul the Apostle ; Philippians 1:27
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment . . .
- Paul the Apostle ; Philippians 1:9
For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
- Paul the aposle ; Galatians 5:13
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another
- Jesus ; John 13:34,35
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
- Paul the apostle ; 2 Thessalonians 1:3
Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love.
- Jesus ; John 15:9
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love . . .
- Jesus ; John 8:42
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made manifest in us.
- John the beloved ; I John 4:12
You didn’t choose me, remember; I chose you, and put you in the world to bear fruit, fruit that won’t spoil. As fruit bearers, whatever you ask the Father in relation to me, he gives you. But remember the root command: Love one another.
- John the beloved ; John 15.16-17, The Message
He won’t walk over anyone’s feelings, won’t push you into a corner. Before you know it, his justice will triumph; the mere sound of his name will signal hope, even among far-off unbelievers.
- Jesus ; Matthew 12.20-21, The Message
No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us.
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 4:12
Beloved, I am not writing a new commandment to you, but an old commandment which you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. On the other hand, I am writing a new commandment to you, which is true in Him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true Light is already shining. The one who says he is in the Light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the Light . . .
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 2:7-10
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ.
- The Apostle Paul ; Philippians 1:9-10
If someone says, "I love God," and hates his brother, he is a liar; for the one who does not love his brother whom he has seen, cannot love God whom he has not seen.
- John the Beloved ; 1 John 4:20