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Bible Verses About Love and Forgiveness
Find Bible verses about love and forgiveness — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about love and forgiveness?
The Bible addresses love and forgiveness with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
1 Peter 4:8
“And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.”
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Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.”
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1 Corinthians 13:13
“But now faith, hope, and love remain--these three. The greatest of these is love.”
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Matthew 5:44
“But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,”
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Luke 10:27
“He answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself."”
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Romans 13:10
“Love doesn't harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.”
Proverbs 8:17
“I love those who love me. Those who seek me diligently will find me.”
1 John 4:7
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God, and knows God.”
Mark 12:33
“and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings ...”
1 John 4:21
“This commandment we have from him, that he who loves God should also love his brother.”
Luke 7:47
“Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little."”
1 Corinthians 13:4
“Love is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not proud,”
John 13:34
“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another.”
John 15:9
“Even as the Father has loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love.”
John 15:12
“"This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you.”
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