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love

Meaning of “love”

Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.

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310 occurrences280 verses49 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 27:4

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Exodus 20:6
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And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Exodus 20:6 · retained source text

And shewing mercy vnto thousands of them that loue mee, and keepe my Commandements.

Exodus 21:5
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And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 21:5 · retained source text

And if the seruant shall plainely say, I loue my master, my wife, and my children, I will not goe out free:

1611 marginal noteHebr. saying, shall say.

Complete reference index — all 280 verses
Genesis 27:4Genesis 29:20Genesis 29:32Exodus 20:6Exodus 21:5Leviticus 19:18Leviticus 19:34Deuteronomy 5:10Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 7:7Deuteronomy 7:9Deuteronomy 7:13Deuteronomy 10:12Deuteronomy 10:15Deuteronomy 10:19Deuteronomy 11:1Deuteronomy 11:13Deuteronomy 11:22Deuteronomy 13:3Deuteronomy 19:9Deuteronomy 30:6Deuteronomy 30:16Deuteronomy 30:20Joshua 22:5Joshua 23:11Judges 5:31Judges 16:151 Samuel 18:222 Samuel 1:262 Samuel 13:42 Samuel 13:151 Kings 11:22 Chronicles 19:2Nehemiah 1:5Psalms 4:2Psalms 5:11Psalms 18:1Psalms 31:23Psalms 40:16Psalms 69:36Psalms 70:4Psalms 91:14Psalms 97:10Psalms 109:4Psalms 109:5Psalms 116:1Psalms 119:97Psalms 119:113Psalms 119:119Psalms 119:127Psalms 119:132Psalms 119:159Psalms 119:163Psalms 119:165Psalms 119:167Psalms 122:6Psalms 145:20Proverbs 1:22Proverbs 4:6Proverbs 5:19Proverbs 7:18Proverbs 8:17Proverbs 8:21Proverbs 8:36Proverbs 9:8Proverbs 10:12Proverbs 15:17Proverbs 16:13Proverbs 17:9Proverbs 18:21Proverbs 20:13Proverbs 27:5Ecclesiastes 3:8Ecclesiastes 9:1Ecclesiastes 9:6Song of Solomon 1:2Song of Solomon 1:3Song of Solomon 1:4Song of Solomon 1:9Song of Solomon 1:15Song of Solomon 2:2Song of Solomon 2:4Song of Solomon 2:5Song of Solomon 2:7Song of Solomon 2:10Song of Solomon 2:13Song of Solomon 3:5Song of Solomon 3:10Song of Solomon 4:1Song of Solomon 4:7Song of Solomon 4:10Song of Solomon 5:2Song of Solomon 5:8Song of Solomon 6:4Song of Solomon 7:6Song of Solomon 8:4Song of Solomon 8:6Song of Solomon 8:7Isaiah 38:17Isaiah 56:6Isaiah 61:8Isaiah 63:9Isaiah 66:10Jeremiah 2:2Jeremiah 2:33Jeremiah 5:31Jeremiah 31:3Ezekiel 16:8Ezekiel 23:11Ezekiel 23:17Ezekiel 33:31Daniel 1:9Daniel 9:4Hosea 3:1Hosea 4:18Hosea 9:15Hosea 11:4Hosea 14:4Amos 5:15Micah 3:2Micah 6:8Zephaniah 3:17Zechariah 8:17Zechariah 8:19Matthew 5:43Matthew 5:44Matthew 5:46Matthew 6:5Matthew 6:24Matthew 19:19Matthew 22:37Matthew 22:39Matthew 23:6Matthew 24:12Mark 12:30Mark 12:31Mark 12:33Mark 12:38Luke 6:27Luke 6:32Luke 6:35Luke 7:42Luke 10:27Luke 11:42Luke 11:43Luke 16:13Luke 20:46John 5:42John 8:42John 10:17John 13:34John 13:35John 14:15John 14:21John 14:23John 14:31John 15:9John 15:10John 15:12John 15:13John 15:17John 15:19John 17:26John 21:15John 21:16John 21:17Romans 5:5Romans 5:8Romans 8:28Romans 8:35Romans 8:39Romans 12:9Romans 12:10Romans 13:8Romans 13:9Romans 13:10Romans 15:301 Corinthians 2:91 Corinthians 4:211 Corinthians 8:31 Corinthians 16:221 Corinthians 16:242 Corinthians 2:42 Corinthians 2:82 Corinthians 5:142 Corinthians 6:62 Corinthians 8:72 Corinthians 8:82 Corinthians 8:242 Corinthians 11:112 Corinthians 12:152 Corinthians 13:112 Corinthians 13:14Galatians 5:6Galatians 5:13Galatians 5:14Galatians 5:22Ephesians 1:4Ephesians 1:15Ephesians 2:4Ephesians 3:17Ephesians 3:19Ephesians 4:2Ephesians 4:15Ephesians 4:16Ephesians 5:2Ephesians 5:25Ephesians 5:28Ephesians 5:33Ephesians 6:23Ephesians 6:24Philippians 1:9Philippians 1:17Philippians 2:1Philippians 2:2Colossians 1:4Colossians 1:8Colossians 2:2Colossians 3:191 Thessalonians 1:31 Thessalonians 3:121 Thessalonians 4:91 Thessalonians 5:81 Thessalonians 5:132 Thessalonians 2:102 Thessalonians 3:51 Timothy 1:141 Timothy 6:101 Timothy 6:112 Timothy 1:72 Timothy 1:132 Timothy 4:8Titus 2:4Titus 3:4Titus 3:15Philemon 1:5Philemon 1:7Hebrews 6:10Hebrews 10:24Hebrews 13:1James 1:12James 2:5James 2:81 Peter 1:81 Peter 1:221 Peter 2:171 Peter 3:81 Peter 3:101 John 2:51 John 2:151 John 3:11 John 3:111 John 3:141 John 3:161 John 3:171 John 3:181 John 3:231 John 4:71 John 4:81 John 4:91 John 4:101 John 4:111 John 4:121 John 4:161 John 4:171 John 4:181 John 4:191 John 4:201 John 4:211 John 5:21 John 5:32 John 1:12 John 1:32 John 1:52 John 1:63 John 1:1Jude 1:2Jude 1:21Revelation 2:4Revelation 3:19

Where “love” appears

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Genesis3 occurrences
3 versesExodus2 occurrences
2 versesLeviticus2 occurrences
2 versesDeuteronomy16 occurrences
16 versesJoshua2 occurrences
2 versesJudges2 occurrences
2 verses1 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse2 Samuel4 occurrences
3 verses1 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 versePsalms23 occurrences
23 versesProverbs16 occurrences
15 versesEcclesiastes3 occurrences
3 versesSong of Solomon26 occurrences
23 versesIsaiah5 occurrences
5 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel4 occurrences
4 versesDaniel2 occurrences
2 versesHosea7 occurrences
5 versesAmos1 occurrence
1 verseMicah2 occurrences
2 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew11 occurrences
10 versesMark6 occurrences
4 versesLuke12 occurrences
9 versesJohn22 occurrences
19 versesRomans12 occurrences
11 verses1 Corinthians5 occurrences
5 verses2 Corinthians11 occurrences
11 versesGalatians4 occurrences
4 versesEphesians14 occurrences
14 versesPhilippians4 occurrences
4 versesColossians4 occurrences
4 verses1 Thessalonians6 occurrences
5 verses2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy3 occurrences
3 verses2 Timothy3 occurrences
3 versesTitus4 occurrences
3 versesPhilemon2 occurrences
2 versesHebrews3 occurrences
3 versesJames3 occurrences
3 verses1 Peter6 occurrences
5 verses1 John33 occurrences
23 verses2 John4 occurrences
4 verses3 John1 occurrence
1 verseJude2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation2 occurrences
2 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

1 John 4:16

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1 John 5:3

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

2 John 1:6

And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.

Romans 13:10

Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

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