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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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2 Timothy 1:13
Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 1:13 · retained source text

Holde fast the fourme of sound words, which thou hast heard of mee, in faith and loue, which is in Christ Iesus.

2 Timothy 4:8
Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Timothy 4:8 · retained source text

Hencefoorth there is layde vp for me a crowne of righteousnesse, which the Lord the righteous iudge shall giue me at that day: and not to me only, but vnto them also that loue his appearing.

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.

Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Hebrews 6:10 · retained source text

For God is not vnrighteous, to forget your worke and labour of loue, which yee haue shewed toward his Name, in that yee haue ministred to the Saints, and doe minister.

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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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