45 biblical quotes about love and romance
Throughout the entire Bible, love is discussed in many ways. Without a doubt, each verse has a profound teaching for us. Whether about love of neighbor, love of couple or brotherly and romanticism.
Quotes and phrases of love that we find in the Bible
We have listed 45 biblical quotes about love and romanticism, to understand what love means and how we should live it. Among all these phrases you will surely find deep reflections and phrases that you will surely like to dedicate to someone special.
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1. Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond. (Colossians 3:14)
Before anything else, our actions and thinking must be grounded in love.
2. Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins. (Peter 4: 8)
Jesus always spoke of the power of love as a way to save us all from the evil of the world.
3. Love must be sincere. Hate evil; cling to the good. (Romans 12: 9)
One of the purest feelings is love, we must hold on to it.
4. Love is patient, it is kind. Love is not envious or boastful or proud. He is not rude, he is not selfish, he does not get angry easily, he does not hold a grudge. (Corinthians 13: 4-5)
This is one of the most beautiful verses about love in the Bible.
5. Love one another with brotherly love, respecting and honoring each other. (Romans 12:10)
To love each other not only with the love of a couple, but between family, friends and everyone as a brotherhood.
6. No one has greater love than to lay down his life for his friends. (John 15:13)
Love towards friends should be equally valued as that of a couple.
7. Husbands, love her wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy. He purified it, washing it with water through the word. (Ephesians 5: 25-26)
In the Bible there are many verses where husbands are invited to behave in an upright and loving way with their wives always.
8. No one has ever seen God, but if we love one another, God remains among us, and among us his love is fully manifested. (John 4:12)
The existence of God can be seen in the feeling of loving our neighbor and that this keeps us together.
9. He who does not love does not know God, because God is love. (John 4: 8)
God is love and for that reason, loving those around us is confirming his presence in our lives.
10. Love does no harm to others. So love is the fulfillment of the law. (Romans 13:10)
When our actions are based on love, we will not be breaking any law or hurting anyone.
11. Do not feed secret hatred against your brother, but frankly rebuke your neighbor so that you do not suffer the consequences of his sin. Do not be vindictive with your neighbor, nor hold a grudge against him. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the lord. (Leviticus 19: 17-18)
Loving our neighbor does not mean that we should not set limits to protect ourselves from possible harm, however this verse, like the entire Bible, invites us not to hold grudges.
12. This is the message you have heard from the beginning: that we love one another. (John 3:11)
This famous verse from John reiterates that our greatest goal is to love one another.
13. I will praise you with hymns... for your love is greater than the heavens (Psalms, 108: 4)
A beautiful psalm to dedicate to someone very special.
14. Carry me engraved on your heart, Carry me engraved on your arm! Love is unshakable like death; passion, unyielding as the grave (Song, 7: 6)
The Song of Songs is a book of the Bible full of romantic verses that talk about love.
15. How beautiful you are, my love, how beautiful you are! (Songs, 1:16)
A verse to express love and admiration for our loved one.
16. In his eyes, I have already found happiness (Song of Solomon, 8:10)
This short but very romantic biblical quote can be ideal to share with our partner.
17. I slept, but not my heart. And I heard my beloved knock on the door. (Songs, 5: 2)
This verse from the Song of Songs expresses very well the feeling that floods the heart when we have found love.
18. Clothe yourselves with love, which is the bond of perfect union. And may the peace of Christ reign in his hearts, because for this purpose God called them to form one body (Colossians, 3: 14-15)
A very used verse for newlyweds.
19. Husbands should love their wives as their own body. He who loves his wife, he loves himself. Because no one hates his own body, but feeds and cares for it, as Christ does the church, because she is his body. (Ephesians, 5: 28-29)
This verse from Ephesians speaks directly to husbands and invites them to respect and care for their wives.
20. Finding a wife is finding the best: it is receiving a token of God's favor. (Proverbs, 18:22)
This biblical quote could be understood as the fortune that it is to have found a person with whom to make our lives together.
21. I walked past you again, and looked at you; you were already in the age of love. I stretched out my hand over you, and covered your naked body, and committed myself to you; I made an alliance with you. (Ezekiel l, 16: 8)
The commitment that is made with a person who is said to love is to create an alliance and take care of it. This biblical quote is somewhat suggestive and stands out from the rest that talk about love and romanticism. It is perhaps because the Bible speaks about the intimate union as something sacred that seals a pact between two beings who love each other.
22. The heart knows its own bitterness, and does not share its joys with any stranger. (Proverbs 14:10)
A relationship with a couple has trust as part of its foundation. When we are in love, we entrust our bitterness and joys with that special being.
23. Love your neighbor as yourself (James, 2: 8)
Once again this famous phrase that invites us to reflect and extend our love to all the people around us, without distinction.
24. There are three things that are permanent: faith, hope and love; but the most important of the three is love. (Corinthians, 13:13)
This verse from Corinthians invites us to reflect on the pillars on which we base our lives: faith, hope and love, love being the most important.
25. Having love… is not getting angry or holding a grudge. (Corinthians, 13: 4-6)
The true meaning of love does not tolerate any resentment.
26. To have love… is not to rejoice in injustices, but in the truth (Corinthians, 13: 2)
This biblical quote about love reflects on the fact that true love does not allow injustice.
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27. Love will never cease to exist (1 Corinthians, 13: 8)
Love is what moves the universe, it could not cease to exist.
28. A happy heart is like a banquet that brings good profit to the one who eats it (Ecclesiastical, 30:25)
If we keep a pure and sincere heart, it will be filled with love and brings joy to ourselves.
29. In the morning let me know of your great love, because in you I have put my trust. Show me the path that I must follow, because to you I lift my soul. (Psalm 143: 8)
This verse can be a good way to start the day and ask God to let us see his love for us and to lead us on the right path.
30. Always humble and kind, patient, tolerant of each other in love. (Ephesians 4: 2)
With this verse from Ephesians, we must understand that our behavior towards others must be upright and loving.
31. May the Lord lead you to love as God loves, and to persevere as Christ persevered. (Thessalonians 3: 5)
The teachings of Jesus embodied in the Bible, can be a guide to live better. Loving as God loves us and persevering as Jesus did.
32. If someone affirms: "I love God", but hates his brother, he is a liar; for whoever does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. (John 4:20)
A reflection on the fact that it is a contradiction to say that we love God, and on the other hand to harm our fellow men in any way.
33. Your eyes are two doves! (Songs, 1:15)
A short and poetic phrase from the song of songs.
34. Clothe yourselves with love, which is the bond of perfect union. And may the peace of Christ reign in his hearts, because for this purpose God called them to form one body (Colossians, 3: 14-15)
A perfect biblical appointment to dedicate to some newlyweds.
35. Two are worth more than one, because working together is better for both. If one falls, the other lifts it. On the other hand, the one who is alone does very badly when he falls because there is nobody to help him. If two lie down together, they will warm each other, but if someone sleeps alone, there will be no one to warm them. One can only be beaten, but two defend themselves better. It's that the three-strand rope doesn't break easily. (Ecclesiastical 4: 9-12)
Throughout the entire Bible, there are various quotes about the importance of forming a couple and how to make it thrive.
36. I spread my cloak over you, and covered your naked body, and committed myself to you; I made an alliance with you. (Ezekiel 16: 8)
A biblical quote that speaks subtly about intimate relationships and that should be experienced as a commitment to the other person.
37. Do not be jealous of your own wife, if you do not want to induce her to do something bad against you (Ecclesiastical, 9: 1)
In this passage it is made very clear that mutual treatment must be one of respect and above all, trust.
38. In the morning let me know of your great love, because in you I have put my trust. Show me the path that I must follow, because to you I lift my soul. (Psalm 143: 8)
This psalm is a prayer that can be made to ask God to let us feel his love for us.
39. Whoever ignores the offense, creates bonds of love (Proverbs, 17: 9)
This verse is very powerful and very wise. May we all have the integrity to carry it out.
40. As dew refreshes heat, so a good word is better than a gift. (Ecclesiastical, 18:16)
A word of comfort and encouragement are enough to help someone.
41. Husbands, love his wives as Christ loved the church and gave his life for her (Ephesians 5:25)
In this other verse, what appears on several occasions in the Bible is reaffirmed: we must respect and love wives, equating them with the love that Christ had for his church.
42. The woman's charm makes her husband happy, and if she is sensible, she makes him prosper. (Ecclesiasticus, 26:13)
There are many biblical quotes about love, romance, and marriage.
43. In exchange for you I will give men; In exchange for your life I will hand over peoples! Because I love you and you are in my eyes precious and worthy of honor. (Isaiah, 43: 4)
This verse is like a poem that exalts love and admiration for the loved one.
44. My beloved is to me like the bag of myrrh (Song of Solomon, 1:13)
Like almost all the song of songs, this phrase of love for the husband can be very romantic and ideal to share.
45. Love never gives up, never loses Faith, always has hope, and stands firm in all circumstances. (Corinthians 13: 7)
You have to understand that love goes beyond the romantic details. It is a strong, committed and firm feeling.
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