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"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
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"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking..."
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"Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love."
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"For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
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"We love because he first loved us."
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"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends."
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"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
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"Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength."
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"Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these."
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"And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity."
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"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her."
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"Place me like a seal over your heart... for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave."