20 Love Quotes That Explain How Beautiful It Is, According To The Bible
Love is what the world needs.
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Love is the most beautiful thing we have in the world.
It truly feels magical to live with an open heart to feel safe when you are in love with another person.
Being in love can make you feel whole. It gives you the courage to share your heart transparently with others.
Regardless of if you are married, engaged, single, or dating love is a feeling that we all long for. We connect to the idea of love
Love is a feeling that binds us to each other.
However, I find it quite hard to believe that love is such a strong feeling but it is something that is indescribable.
Sometimes you feel it so strongly that you want to shout about it from the rooftops but when you’re asked what it feels like, it’s hard to put into words.
Even though love is hard to describe, there are different ways for you to become more in tune with what that feeling means to you.
You could watch a silly romantic comedy and see an example of love that could spark a romantic feeling within you.
I also find that reading is a great way to reflect on something in a personal way.
If you read a romance novel it can feel like you are living a love story. Acts of love give you a deeper understanding of this powerful emotion.
I’ve seen a lot of romantic comedies and read a lot of romance novels and started to wonder what the Bible says about love?
Here are 20 Bible verses about love that puts into words what you feel in your heart.
1. With love, all debts are paid.
“Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law." — Romans 13:8
2. Love is the greatest of all good deeds.
"Do everything in love." — 1 Corinthians 16:14
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3. Love is powerful.
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." — 1 Corinthians 13:13
4. To love is to extend dignity.
“Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves." — Romans 12:10
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5. Love forgives.
"Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another" — Ephesians 4:32
6. Love heals.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs." — 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
7. Love leaves no one lonely.
"For I have found the one whom my heart loves" — Song of Solomon 3:4
8. Love comes in many forms.
"A friend loves at all times" — Proverbs 17:17
9. Love is universal.
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law. The commandments, 'You shall not commit adultery,' 'You shall not murder,'
'You shall not steal,' 'You shall not covet,' and whatever other commands there may be, are summed up in this one command: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." — Romans 13:10
10. Love is contagious.
"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity." — Colossians 3:14
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11. Love is light.
"Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates a brother or sister is still in the darkness. Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble." — 1 John 2:9-10
12. Love isn't free.
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." — Proverbs 4:23
13. Love is disciplined.
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; Rather, serve one another humbly in love." — Galatians 5:13
14. Love grows.
"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." — 1 Peter 4:8
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15. Love is innocent.
"Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs." — Proverbs 10:12
16. Love is truth.
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." — 1 Corinthians 13:6-7
17. Love is courage.
"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love." — 1 John 4:18-19
18. Love is protective.
"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; For love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.
Many waters cannot quench love; Rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly scorned." — Song of Songs 8:6-7
19. Love is gentle.
"Be completely humble and gentle; Be patient, bearing with one another in love." — Ephesians 4:2
20. Love never leaves you feeling lost.
"Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life." — Psalm 143:8
Jaycee Levin is a writer who covers, astrology, pop culture, and spirituality topics.