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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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Showing verses 1–10 of 19 · 22 word occurrences in this result

John 5:42
But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 5:42 · retained source text

But I know you, that ye haue not the loue of God in you.

John 8:42
Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 8:42 · retained source text

Iesus said vnto them, If God were your Father, yee would loue me, for I proceeded foorth, and came from God: neither came I of my selfe, but he sent me.

John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · John 13:34 · retained source text

A new commandement I giue vnto you, That yee loue one another, as I haue loued you, that yee also loue one another.

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.17. leui. 19.18. 1.iohn 4.21.

John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 13:35 · retained source text

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if yee haue loue one to another.

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:21 · retained source text

He that hath my commandements, and keepeth them, hee it is that loueth me: and he that loueth me shall be loued of my Father, and I will loue him, and will manifest my selfe to him.

John 14:23
Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:23 · retained source text

Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, If a man loue mee, he will keepe my wordes: and my Father will loue him, and wee will come vnto him, and make our abode with him.

John 14:31
But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 14:31 · retained source text

But that the world may know that I loue the Father: and as the Father gaue me commandement, euen so I doe: Arise, let vs goe hence.

John 15:9
As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · John 15:9 · retained source text

As the Father hath loued me, so haue I loued you: continue ye in my loue.

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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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