What is the most famous Bible verse about love?

John 3:16 is probably the most widely known, since it sums up God's love for the world in a single sentence. For love between people, 1 Corinthians 13:4 and the verses around it are the most quoted, especially at weddings. 1 John 4:8 is another favorite because it ties love directly to God's own character.

Which love verses work well for a wedding?

1 Corinthians 13:4 and 13:13 are the classic choices and fit almost any ceremony. Song of Solomon 8:7, Colossians 3:14, and Ephesians 4:2 also read beautifully aloud. Pick two or three, have someone read them slowly, and they will carry the moment without any extra commentary.

How can I use these verses day to day?

Draw one verse each morning with the tool above and keep it in mind through the day. Many people write a verse in a card, set one as a phone wallpaper, or text one to someone who needs encouragement. Reading a single verse slowly, twice, does more than skimming a long list.

Bible Verses About Love

A random verse drawn from 28 passages chosen for this topic.

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.

John 3:16KJV

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Drawing from 28 verses

Love is the theme the Bible returns to more than any other. Scripture presents love as God's defining quality, the heart of his commandments, and the mark of anyone who follows him.

The verses on this page cover love from several angles. Some describe God's love for people, shown most clearly in passages like John 3:16 and Romans 5:8. Others describe the love we are called to give: the patient kind pictured in 1 Corinthians 13, and the practical neighbor-love Jesus named as the second greatest commandment.

Use the tool above to draw a random verse about love whenever you need one. Each click gives you a fresh reference along with the full verse text, so you can read it, sit with it, or pass it along.

People come looking for these verses at all kinds of moments. Couples pull them for wedding readings, anniversary cards, and vows. Parents write them in birthday cards and graduation notes.

Others arrive on harder days. A strained marriage, a distant friend, or a season of loneliness can send anyone searching for a reminder that God's love does not run out. Verses like Romans 8:38 and Jeremiah 31:3 speak directly to that fear.

There are simple ways to put these verses to work. Write one on a sticky note where you will see it in the morning. Text one to a friend who is hurting, or read one slowly before you pray and let it shape what you say.

Memorizing a few is worth the effort too. Short verses like 1 John 4:19 or Proverbs 17:17 are easy to hold onto and come back quickly when you need them.

One helpful note as you read: the Bible treats love as something you do, not just something you feel. The famous passage in 1 Corinthians 13 reads like a list of actions rather than emotions. That makes these verses useful on days when the feeling is thin and you need a plain picture of what love looks like in practice.

Keep drawing verses until one lands, then carry it with you for the rest of the day.

All 28 verses about love, in the King James Version

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.
John 3:16
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Corinthians 13:4
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
1 Corinthians 13:13
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1 John 4:7
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
1 John 4:8
And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16
We love him, because he first loved us.
1 John 4:19
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1 John 3:1
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
John 13:34
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
John 15:12
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Romans 8:38
Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Romans 12:9
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8
And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness.
Colossians 3:14
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:2
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Ephesians 5:25
Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
Proverbs 10:12
A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
Song of Solomon 8:7
The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
Jeremiah 31:3
It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Lamentations 3:22
O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 136:1
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Mark 12:31
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 6:5

Frequently asked questions

What is the most famous Bible verse about love?: John 3:16 is probably the most widely known, since it sums up God's love for the world in a single sentence. For love between people, 1 Corinthians 13:4 and the verses around it are the most quoted, especially at weddings. 1 John 4:8 is another favorite because it ties love directly to God's own character.
Which love verses work well for a wedding?: 1 Corinthians 13:4 and 13:13 are the classic choices and fit almost any ceremony. Song of Solomon 8:7, Colossians 3:14, and Ephesians 4:2 also read beautifully aloud. Pick two or three, have someone read them slowly, and they will carry the moment without any extra commentary.
How can I use these verses day to day?: Draw one verse each morning with the tool above and keep it in mind through the day. Many people write a verse in a card, set one as a phone wallpaper, or text one to someone who needs encouragement. Reading a single verse slowly, twice, does more than skimming a long list.