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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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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-references
310 occurrences280 verses49 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 27:4

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Titus 2:4
That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Titus 2:4 · retained source text

That they may teach the young women to bee sober, to loue their husbands, to loue their children,

1611 marginal noteOr, wise.

Titus 3:4
But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Titus 3:4 · retained source text

But after that the kindnesse and loue of God our Sauiour toward man appeared,

1611 marginal noteOr, pitie.

Titus 3:15
All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Titus 3:15 · retained source text

All that are with mee salute thee. Greete them that loue vs in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.

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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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