Pray with the Bible: verses on God's love for us
God loves each of us and the Bible is full of examples of how God shows that affection. Here are some Bible verses on God's love for us, complemented by various editions of the "good book". Each verse below is an abbreviation for which translation comes from the verse, such as New Living Translation (NLT), New International Version (NIV), New King James Version (NKJV) and Contemporary English Version (CEV).
John 3: 16–17
“For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that all those who believe in him will not perish but will have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. " (NLT)
John 15: 9–17
“I loved you as the Father loved me. Stay in my love. When you obey my commandments, stay in my love, just as I obey my Father's commandments and stay in his love. I told you these things so that you are full of my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: love one another in the same way that I loved you. There is no greater love than to leave one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master does not confide in his slaves. You are now my friends, because I have told you all that the Father has told me. You didn't choose me. I chose you. I have commissioned you to go and produce lasting fruits, so that the Father will give you everything you ask for, using my name. This is my command: they love each other. "(NLT)
John 16:27
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace when you trust in him, so that you can overflow with hope with the power of the Holy Spirit." (NIV)
1 John 2: 5
“But if someone obeys his word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are in him. " (NIV)
1 John 4:19
"We love each other because he loved us first." (NLT)
1 John 4: 7–16
“Dear friends, we continue to love one another, because love comes from God. Whoever you love is a child of God and knows God. But whoever does not love does not know God, for God it is love. God showed how much he loved us by sending his only-begotten Son into the world, so that we would have eternal life through him. This is true love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us so much, we should surely love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us and his love is fully expressed in us. And God gave us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now we testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God have God who lives in them and lives in God. We know how much God loves us and we have placed our trust in his love. God is love and everyone who lives in love lives in God and God lives in them. "(NLT)
1 John 5: 3
“Because this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome. " (NKJV)
Romans 8: 38–39
"Because I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels nor demons, nor the present nor the future, nor any power, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. " (NIV)
Matthew 5: 3–10
“God blesses those who are poor and realize their need for him, because the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs. God bless those who cry, because they will be comforted. God bless those who are humble, because they will make him inherit the whole earth. God bless those who are hungry and thirsty for justice, for they will be satisfied. God bless those who are merciful, for they will be shown merciful. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, because they will see God. God blesses those who work for peace, for they will be called the children of God.
God blesses those who are persecuted for doing good, because the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs "(NLT)
Matthew 5: 44–45
"But I tell you, I love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you and pray for those who use you spitefully and persecute you, so that you can be your son Father in heaven, because he does his sun rises on evil and good and sends rain on the just and the unjust “. (NKJV)
Galatians 5: 22-23
“The Spirit of God makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, kind and self-controlled. There is no law against behavior in any of these ways. " (CEV)
Psalm 136: 1–3
"Thank the Lord, because he is good! His faithful love lasts forever. Thank the god of gods. His faithful love lasts forever. Thank the lord of lords. His faithful love lasts forever. " (NLT)
Psalm 145: 20
"Take care of everyone who loves you, but destroy the wicked." (CEV)
Ephesians 3: 17–19
“Then Christ will make his home in your hearts when you trust him. Your roots will grow in the love of God and will keep you strong. And you may have the power to understand, how all God's people should, how wide, how long, how deep and how deep their love is. May you experience the love of Christ, even if it is too big to fully understand it. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that God comes. " (NLT)
Joshua 1: 9
“Didn't I command you? Be strong and brave. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. " (NIV)
James 1:12
"Blessed is he who perseveres on trial because, having passed the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." (NIV)
Lamentations 3: 22–23
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his loyalty; his mercies begin again every morning. " (NLT)
Romans 15:13
“I pray that God, the source of hope, will completely fill you with joy and peace because you trust him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Ghost. "