# What does the Bible say about love? > What the Bible says about love — Scripture-cited verses on God’s love, patient love for one another, and love as action, plus one next step you can take. Source: https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/love By Andrew Kittridge, Founder of Lumin · August 26, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026 Verses are chosen for the question being asked. Scripture on this site is quoted from the Lumin Translation, the same text as the public reader and the iPhone Bible tab: Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Glosses in answers are original summaries, not a second Bible. Open the named passage; AI is not the interpreter. [How we cite Scripture](https://www.lumin.faith/about#how-we-cite) Love in Scripture is more than a feeling. It is God’s own movement toward the world, and then a way of life for people who have been loved: patient, truthful, and willing to give itself away. The Bible refuses to reduce love to romance alone or to a slogan that never costs anything. - [Ask with Scripture you can open](https://www.lumin.faith/ask.md) - [Make room to pray](https://www.lumin.faith/pray.md) ## Bible verses about love - **[1 John 4:7-10](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-john/4#7)** — Love comes from God; we love because he first loved us, shown in sending his Son. - **[1 Corinthians 13:4-7](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-corinthians/13#4)** — Love is patient and kind; it does not envy, boast, or keep a record of wrongs. - **[John 13:34-35](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/13#34)** — Jesus gives a new command: love one another as he has loved, so that people will know his disciples. - **[Romans 5:8](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/5#8)** — God shows his love in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. - **[Mark 12:30-31](https://www.lumin.faith/read/mark/12#30)** — Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself. - **[Romans 8:38-39](https://www.lumin.faith/read/romans/8#38)** — Nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. - **[John 15:13](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/15#13)** — No one has greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. - **[Luke 6:27-28](https://www.lumin.faith/read/luke/6#27)** — Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you. ## Highlighted verse > Love is patient; it is kind. Love does not envy; love does not brag; it is not puffed up. > > — 1 Corinthians 13:4 (Lumin Translation) ## Reflection Biblical love starts with being loved, not with trying harder to feel affectionate. It then becomes visible in patience, kindness, and the refusal to keep score. Romance can belong inside that larger love; it cannot replace it. ## One next step Choose one person you are tempted to keep a record against. Do one concrete kindness today without announcing it, and pray 1 Corinthians 13:4 over the impulse to win. ## FAQ ### What is a key Bible verse about love? 1 Corinthians 13:4: love is patient and kind; it does not envy or boast. 1 John 4:7-10 locates love in God, who first loved us. John 13:34-35 makes love the mark of Jesus’ disciples. ### How should Christians love other people? Start from being loved, then make it visible: patience, kindness, and the refusal to keep score. Romance can belong inside that larger love; it cannot replace it. ### Is love only a feeling in the Bible? No. Love is God’s movement toward the world and then a way of life that costs something. Feelings may follow. They are not the definition. ## Related questions - [What does the Bible say about forgiveness?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/forgiveness.md) - [What does the Bible say about church?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/church.md) - [What does the Bible say about friendship?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/friendship.md) ## Related guides - [Ask with Scripture you can open](https://www.lumin.faith/ask.md) - [Make room to pray](https://www.lumin.faith/pray.md) --- Ask, Bible Coach, Pray, and Sermon Week are the four jobs in Lumin. The app is for iPhone and iPad. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lumin-bible-ai-companion/id6754889412 Ask on the web: https://www.lumin.faith/app Browse answers: https://www.lumin.faith/answers.md