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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 261–270 of 280 · 310 word occurrences in this result

1 John 4:10
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:10 · retained source text

Herein is loue, not that wee loued God, but that he loued vs, and sent his Sonne to be y e propitiation for our sins.

1 John 4:12
No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:12 · retained source text

No man hath seene God at any time. If wee loue one another, God dwelleth in vs, and his loue is perfected in vs.

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.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:16 · retained source text

And we haue knowen and beleeued the loue that God hath to vs. God is loue, and hee that dwelleth in loue, dwelleth in God, and God in him.

1 John 4:17
Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 1 John 4:17 · retained source text

Herein is our loue made perfect, that wee may haue boldnesse in the day of Iudgement, because as hee is, so are we in this world.

1611 marginal noteGr. loue with vs.

1 John 4:18
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
3 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:18 · retained source text

There is no feare in loue, but perfect loue casteth out feare: because feare hath torment: hee that feareth, is not made perfect in loue.

1 John 4:20
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:20 · retained source text

If a man say, I loue God, and hateth his brother, he is a lyar. For hee that loueth not his brother whom hee hath seene, how can he loue God whom he hath not seene?

1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 4:21 · retained source text

And this commandement haue we from him, that he who loueth God, loue his brother also.

1 John 5:2
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 John 5:2 · retained source text

By this wee know that wee loue the children of God, when we loue God and keepe his commandements.

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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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