KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Affection, attachment, delight, goodwill, commitment, or devotion. Sense 2: To regard with affection or devotion. Sense 3: A beloved person.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 27:4
Complete exact-word concordance
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
For this is the loue of God, that we keepe his commandements, and his commandements are not grieuous.
THE elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
¶ The Elder vnto the elect Lady, and her children, whome I loue in the trueth: and not I onely, but also all they that haue knowen y e trueth:
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.
Grace bee with you, mercie, and peace from God the Father, and from the Lord Iesus Christ, the Sonne of the Father in trueth and loue.
And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the beginning, that we love one another.
And now, I beseech thee Lady, not as though I wrote a new commandement vnto thee: but that which wee had from the beginning, that wee loue one another.
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.
And this is loue, that wee walke after his Commandements. This is the Commandement, that as yee haue heard from the beginning, yee should walke in it.
THE elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.
¶ The Elder vnto the welbeloued Gaius, whom I loue in the trueth:
1611 marginal noteOr, truely.
Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.
Mercie vnto you, and peace, and loue be multiplied.
Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
Keepe your selues in the loue of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Iesus Christ vnto eternall life.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
Neuerthelesse, I haue somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first loue.
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
As many as I loue, I rebuke and chasten, be zealous therefore, and repent.
1611 marginal noteProu. 3.11. hebr. 12.5.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
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.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
