Love (Agape and Philia)

From The King James Bible
Love is the supreme Christian virtue—God's nature and the fulfilling of the law—shown supremely in Christ's sacrifice and required of believers toward God and neighbor.
1 Corinthians 13:1
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

The love chapter: 'Charity suffereth long, and is kind.'

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1 Corinthians 13:2
And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

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1 Corinthians 13:3
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

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1 Corinthians 13:4
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

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1 Corinthians 13:5
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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1 Corinthians 13:6
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

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1 Corinthians 13:7
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

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1 Corinthians 13:8
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

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1 Corinthians 13:9
For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

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1 Corinthians 13:10
But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

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1 Corinthians 13:11
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

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1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

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1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

'For God so loved the world.'

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:8
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:9
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:11
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:13
Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:14
And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:15
Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:19
We love him, because he first loved us.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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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?

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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1 John 4:21
And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

'God is love'; we love him because he first loved us.

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John 13:34
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

'A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another.'

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John 13:35
By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

'A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another.'

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Matthew 22:37
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Great commandment: love God and neighbor.

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Matthew 22:38
This is the first and great commandment.

Great commandment: love God and neighbor.

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Matthew 22:39
And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Great commandment: love God and neighbor.

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Matthew 22:40
On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

Great commandment: love God and neighbor.

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Romans 5:8
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

God commended His love toward us in that Christ died for us.

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Romans 13:8
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

Love is the fulfilling of the law.

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Romans 13:9
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Love is the fulfilling of the law.

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Romans 13:10
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.

Love is the fulfilling of the law.

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1 John 3:16
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Love not in word, but in deed and in truth.

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1 John 3:17
But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Love not in word, but in deed and in truth.

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1 John 3:18
My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Love not in word, but in deed and in truth.

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John 15:12
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'

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John 15:13
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.'

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1 Peter 4:8
And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

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Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ also loved the church.

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Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Love first among fruits of the Spirit.

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