2. LOVE ALWAYS PUTS GOD FIRST
He answered: “ ‘Love Jesus replied, “If anyone
the Lord your God with loves me, he will obey
all your heart and with my teaching. My Father
all your soul and with all will love him, and we
your strength and with will come to him and
all your mind’; and, make our home with
‘Love your neighbor as him.”
yourself.’ ” John 14: 23
Luke 10: 27
3. LOVE DOES NOT DELIGHT IN EVIL
Finally, all of you, live in harmony with one
another; be sympathetic, love as brothers, be
compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil
with evil or insult with insult, but with
blessing, because to this you were called so
that you may inherit a blessing.
1 Peter 3: 8-9
4. LOVE FOLLOWS GODLY EXAMPLE
Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved
children and live a life of love, just as Christ
loved us and gave himself up for us as a
fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Ephesians 5: 1-2
5. LOVE REJOICES IN THE TRUTH
It has given me great joy to find some of your
children walking in the truth, just as the Father
commanded us. And now, dear lady, I am not
writing you a new command but one we have
had from the beginning. I ask that we love one
another. And this is love: that we walk in
obedience to his commands. As you have heard
from the beginning, his command is that you
walk in love.
2 John 4-6
6. LOVE IS PATIENT
And we urge you, brothers, warn those who
are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak,
be patient with everyone. Make sure that no
one pays back wrong for wrong, but always try
to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
1 Thessalonians 5: 14-15
7. LOVE IS SINCERE
Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil;
cling to what is good.
Romans 12: 9
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the
continuing debt to love one another, for he who
loves his fellowman has fulfilled the law. Love
does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore, love is
the fulfillment of the law.
Romans 13: 8, 10
8. LOVE IS HUMBLE AND SUBMISSIVE
(Jesus speaking) “You call Remind the people to be
me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ subject to rulers and
and rightly so, for that is authorities, to be
what I am. Now that I, obedient, to be ready to
your Lord and Teacher, do whatever is good, to
have washed your feet, slander no one, to be
you also should also wash peaceable and
one another’s feet. I have considerate, and to show
set you an example that true humility toward all
you should do as I have men.
done for you.” Titus 3: 1-2
John 13: 13-15
9. LOVE IS NOT RUDE
Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect
for the elderly and revere your God. I am the
Lord.
Leviticus 19: 32
“Honor your father and mother, and love your
neighbor as yourself.”
Matthew 19: 19
10. LOVE ALWAYS PERSEVERES
Sometimes you were publicly exposed to insult
and persecution; at other times you stood side by
side with those who were so treated. You
sympathized with those in prison and joyfully
accepted the confiscation of your property,
because you knew that you yourselves had better
and lasting possessions. So do not throw away
your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You
need to persevere so that when you have done
the will of God, you will receive what he has
promised.
Hebrews 10: 33-36
11. LOVE ALWAYS PERSEVERES
Therefore I endure everything for the sake of
the elect, that they too may obtain the
salvation that is in Christ Jesus, with eternal
glory.
2 Timothy 2: 10
12. LOVE DOES NOT BETRAY
“Do not go about spreading slander among
your people. Do not do anything that
endangers your neighbor’s life. I am the Lord.”
Leviticus 19: 16
13. LOVE DOES NOT COVET NOR ABUSE
“Do not defraud You, my brothers,
your neighbor or rob were called to be
him. Do not hold free. But do not use
back the wages of a your freedom to
hired man overnight. indulge the sinful
Leviticus 19: 13 nature, rather, serve
one another in love.
Galatians 5: 13
14. LOVE DOES NOT BOAST
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body,
but it makes great boasts... With the tongue we
praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse
men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out
of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My
brothers, this should not be... Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let him show it by his
good life, by deeds done in the humility that
comes from wisdom.
James 3: 5, 9-10, 13
15. LOVE DOES NOT BOAST
If anyone does not obey our instruction in this
letter, take special note of him. Do not
associate with him, in order that he may feel
ashamed. Yet do not regard him as an enemy,
but warn him as a brother.
2 Thessalonians 3: 14-15
16. LOVE REBUKES WRONG
“Do not hate your brother in your heart.
Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not
share in his guilt.”
Leviticus 19: 17
17. LOVE DISCIPLINES
“Those whom I love I ...”My son, do not make
rebuke and discipline. light of the Lord’s
So be earnest, and discipline, and do not
repent.” lose heart when he
Revelation 3: 19 rebukes you, because
the Lord disciplines
those he loves, and he
punishes everyone he
accepts as a son.”
Hebrews 12: 5-6
18. LOVE DOES NOT DIVIDE, IT UNITES
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with
one another so that there may be no divisions
among you and that you may be perfectly
united in mind and thought.
1 Corinthians 1: 10
19. LOVE BINDS TOGETHER
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or
famine or nakedness or danger or sword?... No, in
all these things we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us. For I am convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor
demons, neither the present nor the future, nor
any powers, neither height nor depth, nor
anything else in all creation, will be able to
separate us from the love of God that is in Christ
Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8: 35, 37-39
20. LOVE IS IMPARTIAL
“Do not use dishonest standards when
measuring length, weight or quantity. Use
honest scales and honest weights, an honest
ephah and an honest hin. I am the Lord your
God, who brought you out of Egypt.
Leviticus 19: 35-36
21. LOVE IS CONSIDERATE
“If you lend money to one of my people
among you who is needy, do not be like a
money lender; charge him no interest. If you
take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return
it to him by sunset, because his cloak is the
only covering he has for his body. What else
will he sleep in? When he cries out to me, I
will hear, for I am compassionate.”
Exodus 22: 25-27
22. LOVE IS CARING
Religion that God or Father As apostles of Christ we
accepts as pure and could have been a burden
faultless is this: to look after to you, but we were gentle
orphans and widows in among you, like a mother
their distress and to keep caring for her little children.
oneself from being polluted We loved you so much that
by the world. we were delighted to share
James 1: 27 with you not only the
gospel of God but our lives
as well, because you had
become so dear to us.
1 Thessalonians 2: 6-8
23. LOVE ENCOURAGES THE WEAK
Praise be to the God and Therefore encourage one
Father of our Lord Jesus another and build each
Christ, the Father of other up, just as in fact
compassion and the God you are doing.
of all comfort, who 1 Thessalonians 5: 11
comforts us in all our
troubles, so that we can
comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort
we ourselves have
received from God.
2 Corinthians 1: 3-4
24. LOVE PROVIDES TROUGH GOOD WORKS
He who has been stealing must steal no
longer, but must work, doing something useful
with his own hands, that he may have
something to share with those in need.
Ephesians 4: 28
25. LOVE IS NOT SELF-SEEKING
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain
conceit, but in humility consider others better
that yourselves. Each of you should look not
only to your own interest, but also to the
interests of others.
Philippians 2: 3-4
26. LOVE DOES NOT SEEK VENGEANCE
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against
one of your people, but love your neighbor as
yourself. I am the Lord.”
Leviticus 19: 18
27. LOVE IS GENEROUS
And now, brothers, we want you to know about
the grace that God has given the Macedonian
churches. Out of the most severe trial, their
overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled
up in rich generosity. For I testify that they gave
as much as they were able, and even beyond
their ability. Entirely on their own, they urgently
pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this
service to the saints.
2 Corinthians 8: 1-4
28. LOVE IS GENEROUS
Do not withhold good If I give all I possess to
from those who the poor and surrender
deserve it, when it is in my body to the flames,
your power to act. Do but have not love, I gain
not say to your nothing.
neighbor, “Come back 1 Corinthians 13: 3
later; I’ll give it
tomorrow” – when you
now have it with you.
Proverbs 3: 27-28
29. LOVE IS JUST AND ALWAYS PROTECTS
“Do not pervert justice; You hear, O Lord, the
do not show partiality desire of the afflicted;
to the poor or you encourage them,
favoritism to the great, and you listen to their
but judge your neighbor cry, defending the
fairly.” fatherless and the
Leviticus 19: 15 oppressed, in order that
man, who is of the
earth, may terrify no
more.
Psalm 10: 17-18
30. LOVE ACTS
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ
laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay
down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has
material possessions and sees his brother in
need but has no pity on him, how can the love
of God be in him? Dear children, let us not
love with words or tongue but with actions
and in truth.
1 John 3 :16-18
31. LOVE ACTS
But let all who take “My command is this:
refuge in you be glad; let Love each other as I have
them ever sing for joy. loved you. Greater love
Spread your protection has no one than this, that
over them, that those he lay down his life for his
who love your name may friends.”
rejoice in you. For surely, John 15: 12-13
O Lord, you bless the
righteous; you surround
them with your favor as
with a shield.
Psalm 5: 11-12
32. LOVE IS FORGIVING AND MERCIFUL
...”If your brother sins, Keep yourselves in God’s
rebuke him, and if he love as you wait for the
mercy of our Lord Jesus
repents, forgive him. If he Christ to bring you to
sins against you seven eternal life. Be merciful to
times a day, and seven those who doubt; snatch
times comes back to you others from the fire and
save them; to others
and says, ‘I repent,’ show mercy, mixed with
forgive him.” fear – hating even the
Luke 17: 3-4 clothing stained by
corrupted flesh.
Jude 21-23
33. LOVE IS LONGSUFFERING
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies,
do good to those who hate you, bless those who
curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If
someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him
the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do
not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to
everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what
belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to
others as you would have them do to you.”
Luke 6: 27-31
34. LOVE KEEPS NO RECORD OF WRONGS
Get rid of all bitterness, Hatred stirs up
rage and anger, dissension, but love
brawling and slander, covers up all wrongs.
along with every form Proverbs 10: 12
of malice. Be kind and
compassionate to one
another, forgiving each
other, just as in Christ
God forgave you.
Ephesians 4: 31-32
35. LOVE RESTORES
Brothers, if someone is Therefore, as we have
caught in a sin, you who opportunity, let us do
are spiritual should good to all people,
restore him gently. But especially to those who
watch yourself, or you belong to the family of
also may be tempted. believers.
Galatians 6: 1 Galatians 6: 10
36. LOVE IS GRACIOUS
...”If your enemy is In everything I did, I
hungry, feed him; if he showed you that by this
is thirsty, give him kind of hard work we
something to drink. In must help the weak,
doing this, you will heap remembering the words
burning coals in his the Lord Jesus himself
head.” Do not be said: ‘It is more blessed
overcome by evil, but to give than to receive.’
overcome evil with Acts 20: 35
good.
Romans 12: 20-21
37. LOVE EDIFIES
...We know that we all possess knowledge. Knowledge
puffs up, but love builds up.
1 Corinthians 8:1
Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to
peace and to mutual edification.
Romans 14: 19
We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of
the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us
should please his neighbor for his good, to build him
up.
Romans 15: 1-2
38. LOVE REFRESHES THE SOUL
“Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my
burden is light.”
Matthew 11: 28-30
39. LOVE REFRESHES THE SOUL
The Lord is my Your love has given me
shepherd, I shall not be great joy and
in want... he leads me encouragement,
beside quiet waters, he because you, brother,
restores my soul... have refreshed the
Psalm 23: 1-3 hearts of the saints.
Philemon 7
40. LOVE GIVES A WHOLESOME LIFE
Therefore my heart is You have made known
glad and my tongue to me the path of life;
rejoices; my body will you will fill me with joy
also live in hope... you in your presence, with
will fill me with joy in eternal pleasures at
your presence. your right hand.
Acts 2: 26, 28 Psalm 16: 11
41. LOVE ALWAYS HOPES
...God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in
God, and God in him. In this way, love is made
complete among us so that we will have
confidence on the day of judgment, because
in this world we are like him. 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: 16-18
42. LOVE ALWAYS HOPES
And this is my prayer: that your love may
abound more and more in knowledge and
depth of insight, so that you may be able to
discern what is best and may be pure and
blameless until the day of Christ, filled with
the fruit of righteousness that comes through
Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1: 9-11
43. LOVE IS MORE THAN THE USUAL
...And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, may have power, together
with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long
and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to
know this love that surpasses knowledge –
that you may be filled to the measure of all
the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3: 17-19
44. LOVE TRUSTS IN GOD
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the
Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the man who
trusts in him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad,
you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in
heart!
Psalm 32: 10-11