Love (1)
Love should be shown without pretending.
Hate evil, and hold on to what is good.
1
1 Corinthians
13:4-5
"Love
is patient, love is kind, it isn't jealous, it doesn't brag, it isn't arrogant,
it isn't rude, it doesn't seek its own advantage, it isn't irritable, it
doesn't keep a record of complaints."
2
1 John
4:19
"We
love because God first loved us."
3
1 John 4:21
"This
commandment we have from him: Those who claim to love God ought to love their
brother and sister also."
4
Romans
12:9
"Love
should be shown without pretending. Hate evil, and hold on to what is
good."
5
1 John
4:16
"We
have known and have believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and
those who remain in love remain in God and God remains in them."
6
1 Corinthians
16:14
"Everything
should be done in love."
7
Romans
13:10
"Love
doesn't do anything wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is what fulfills the
Law."
8
1 John
4:12
"No
one has ever seen God. If we love each other, God remains in us and his love is
made perfect in us."
9
Proverbs
8:17
"I
love those who love me; those who seek me will find me."
10
Proverbs
10:12
"Hate
stirs up conflict, but love covers all offenses."
11
Matthew
22:36-40
"'Teacher,
what is the greatest commandment in the Law?' He replied, 'You must love the
Lord your God with all your heart, with all your being, and with all your mind.
This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: You must
love your neighbor as you love yourself. All the Law and the Prophets depend on
these two commands.'"
12
Romans
12:10
"Love
each other like the members of your family. Be the best at showing honor to
each other."
13
John
15:13
"No
one has greater love than to give up one's life for one's friends."
14
Luke
6:35
"Instead,
love your enemies, do good, and lend expecting nothing in return. If you do,
you will have a great reward. You will be acting the way children of the Highest
act, for he is kind to ungrateful and wicked people."
15
1 John
3:18
"Little
children, let’s not love with words or speech but with action and truth."
16
Song
of Solomon 8:6-7
"Set
me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm, for love is as strong as
death, passionate love unrelenting as the grave. Its darts are darts of fire
divine flame! Rushing waters can't quench love; rivers can't wash it away. If
someone gave all his estate in exchange for love, he would be laughed to utter
shame."
17
Ephesians
4:32
"Be
kind, compassionate, and forgiving to each other, in the same way God forgave
you in Christ."