53 Bible Quotes About Self-Love To Keep You Motivated

In the streets of Jerusalem, Jesus found himself surrounded by a crowd eager to hear his teachings. A scribe, seeking to test his wisdom, approached and asked about the greatest commandment. Sensing the man’s sincerity, Jesus responded, saying, “Listen, Israel! Our God is one. Love Him with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.” He also highlighted the second crucial commandment: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

Mark 12:31 emphasizes the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself. To love your neighbor involves more than just a surface-level affection; it implies a deep and genuine concern for their well-being. It means considering their feelings, needs, and aspirations with the same regard you have for your own.

1. “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” – John 13:34

2. “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32

3. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” – Romans 12:2

4. “For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.” – 2 Chronicles 30:9

5. “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:8

6. “Let all that you do be done in love.” – 1 Corinthians 16:14

7. “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9

8. “Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:11

9. “The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.” – Zephaniah 3:17

10. “But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” – Exodus 34:6

11. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” – Galatians 5:22-23

12. “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.” – Romans 15:2

13. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” – 2 Timothy 1:7

14. “And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” – 1 John 4:16

15. “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end.” – Lamentations 3:22

16. “But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved.” – Ephesians 2:4-5

17. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” – Psalm 27:1

18. “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4

19. “Love your neighbor as yourself.” – Matthew 22:39

20. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28

21. “See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.” – 1 John 3:1

22. “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?” – Romans 8:35

23. “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” – Proverbs 17:17

24. “But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.” – Luke 6:35

25. “The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” – 1 John 4:8

26. “But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” – Psalm 86:15

27. “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” – Jeremiah 29:11

28. “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” – Psalm 23:1-3

29. “Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others.” – Philippians 2:4

30. “Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.” – Psalm 55:22

31. “Let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7

32. “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” – Psalm 103:8

33. “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.” – 1 John 4:7

34. “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” – Luke 6:27

35. “But the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.” – Psalm 147:11

36. “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” – 1 Corinthians 13:13

37. “The commandments, ‘You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,’ and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'” – Romans 13:9

38. “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children.” – Psalm 103:17

39. “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.” – Jude 1:20-21

40. “In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” – 1 John 4:10

41. “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.” – Nahum 1:7

42. “I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20

43. “The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.” – Psalm 145:8

44. “May the Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” – Numbers 6:24-26

45. “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” – Philippians 4:8

46. “For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.” – Hebrews 6:10

47. “For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” – Psalm 139:13-14

48. “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8

49. “The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.” – Psalm 145:9

50. “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13

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

52. “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-5

53. “May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.” – 2 Thessalonians 3:5