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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

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First occurrence: Genesis 27:4

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Deuteronomy 30:6
And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:6 · retained source text

And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to loue the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soule, that thou mayest liue.

Deuteronomy 30:16
In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:16 · retained source text

In that I command thee this day to loue the LORD thy God, to walke in his wayes, and to keepe his Commandements, and his Statutes, and his Iudgements, that thou maiest liue and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall blesse thee in the land, whither thou goest to possesse it.

Deuteronomy 30:20
That thou mayest love the Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 30:20 · retained source text

That thou maiest loue the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voyce, and that thou mayest cleaue vnto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy dayes, that thou mayest dwell in the land, which the LORD sware vnto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Iacob, to giue them.

Joshua 22:5
But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses the servant of the Lord charged you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 22:5 · retained source text

But take diligent heed, to doe the Commandement and the Law, which Moses the seruant of the LORD charged you, to loue the LORD your God, and to walke in all his wayes, and to keepe his Commaundements, and to cleaue vnto him, and to serue him with all your heart, and with all your soule.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 10.12.

Joshua 23:11
Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love the Lord your God.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Joshua 23:11 · retained source text

Take good heed therefore vnto your selues, that ye loue the LORD your God.

1611 marginal noteHeb. soules.

Judges 5:31
So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 5:31 · retained source text

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that loue him, be as the Sunne when he goeth foorth in his might. And the land had rest fourtie yeeres.

Judges 16:15
¶ And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thine heart is not with me? thou hast mocked me these three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength lieth.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Judges 16:15 · retained source text

¶ And shee said vnto him, How canst thou say, I loue thee, when thine heart is not with mee? Thou hast mocked mee these three times, and hast not told me wherin thy great strength lieth.

1 Samuel 18:22
¶ And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Samuel 18:22 · retained source text

¶ And Saul commanded his seruants, saying, Commune with Dauid secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his seruants loue thee: now therefore be the kings sonne in law.

2 Samuel 1:26
I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 1:26 · retained source text

I am distressed for thee, my brother Ionathan, very pleasant hast thou beene vnto mee: thy loue to mee was wonderfull, passing the loue of women.

2 Samuel 13:4
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king’s son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · 2 Samuel 13:4 · retained source text

And he saide vnto him, Why art thou, being the Kings sonne, leane from day to day? Wilt thou not tel me? and Amnon said vnto him, I loue Tamar my brother Absaloms sister.

1611 marginal noteHeb. thin.

1611 marginal noteHeb. morning by morning.

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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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