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What Jesus Said About Love
Every place in the Gospels and Revelation where Jesus teaches on love — 33 verses of direct speech, King James Version. No commentary, just what he said.
In Matthew (9 verses)
Matthew 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. Read in context →Matthew 5:44
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; Read in context →Matthew 5:46
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? Read in context →Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Read in context →Matthew 10:37
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. Read in context →Matthew 19:19
Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Read in context →Matthew 22:37
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Read in context →Matthew 22:39
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Read in context →In Mark (2 verses)
Mark 12:30
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment. Read in context →Mark 12:31
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these. Read in context →In Luke (6 verses)
Luke 6:27
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Read in context →Luke 6:32
For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. Read in context →Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Read in context →Luke 7:42
And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most? Read in context →Luke 7:47
Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little. Read in context →Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. Read in context →In John (14 verses)
John 3:16
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. Read in context →John 5:20
For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel. Read in context →John 8:42
If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. Read in context →John 10:17
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. Read in context →John 12:25
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Read in context →John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Read in context →John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. Read in context →John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. Read in context →John 14:23
If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. Read in context →John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. Read in context →John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Read in context →In Revelation (2 verses)
Revelation 2:4
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Read in context →Revelation 3:19
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Read in context →Explore other topics