Bible Verses for Valentine's Day: Best Scriptures about Love
Valentine's Day, also known as Saint Valentine's Day, originated as a church holiday on February 14th to honor martyrs of the faith - saints whose names were Valentine or Valentinus. It is believed that the first Heart Valentine note was sent by a Valentine who was in prison for a girl he loved. Valentine's notes have been recorded as far back as the Middle Ages.
While the meaning and celebrations of Valentine's Day have changed, it has remained as a special day to shower with love to those we hold close. What better way to celebrate than with affirming words of love with Bible verses for Valentine's Day?
Top Valentine's Day Bible Verses
1 Corinthians 13:4-8: Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away.
1 Corinthians 16:14:Let all that you do be done in love.
1 John 4:8: Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
1 Peter 4:8: Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
Colossians 3:14: And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
1 Corinthians 13:13: So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
John 13:34-35: A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
Galatians 5:13-14: For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
1 John 4:19: We love because he first loved us.
Valentine's Day can create a variety of emotions for different people. For some, it creates great satisfaction celebrating the love you have between you, your spouse, and your friends & family. For others, it can cause feelings of loneliness. Whether you are single or in a relationship, let these Bible verses encourage you to celebrate, for God has unconditional and indescribable love for us.
No matter your age or stage in life, Valentine's Day can be celebrated because of God's great love. Share these Scriptures on February 14th and throughout the year to spread the love with those you hold near and dear!
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Discover more Bible verses for Valentine's Day about love in the collection of scriptures below:
