19 Bible Verses About Love, and How Scripture Defines It

The Bible describes love mainly as something done rather than felt. John’s letter defines it by pointing to the cross: “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us” (1 John 3:16). The rest of the New Testament’s teaching on love follows from that, including the passage in 1 Corinthians 13 read at many weddings. The nineteen verses below cover where love starts, what it is, what is commanded, and what it does between people. Where…