LOVE
1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor
others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight
in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues,
they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
1 John 4:7-9 NIV
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of
God and knows God. 8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 This is how
God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through
him.
John 3:16 NIV
16 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.
Romans 5:8 NIV
8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
1 John 3:1 NIV
1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is
what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
Romans 13:8 NIV
8 Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves
others has fulfilled the law.
Ephesians 4:1-4 NIV
1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. 2 Be
completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep
the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were
called to one hope when you were called;
Matthew 5:43-48 NIV
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' 44 But I tell you, love
your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be children of your Father in
heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the
unrighteous. 46 If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors
doing that? 47 And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not
even pagans do that? 48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Mark 12:28-32 NIV
28 One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a
good answer, he asked him, "Of all the commandments, which is the most important?" 29 "The most
important one," answered Jesus, "is this: 'Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. 30 Love the
Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your
strength.' 31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than
these." 32 "Well said, teacher," the man replied. "You are right in saying that God is one and there is no
other but him.
1 John 3:18 NIV
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Psalm 63:3 NIV
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
Proverbs 10:12 NIV
12 Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
John 15:9-17 NIV
9 "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands,
you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love. 11 I have
told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. 12 My command is this:
Love each other as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's
friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command. 15 I no longer call you servants, because a
servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I
learned from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and
appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit-fruit that will last-and so that whatever you ask in my
name the Father will give you. 17 This is my command: Love each other.
Proverbs 17:17 NIV
17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
1 Corinthians 16:14 NIV
14 Do everything in love.
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
Matthew 22:36-40 NIV
36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37 Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38 This is the first and greatest
commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40 All the Law and the
Prophets hang on these two commandments."
Ephesians 5:25 NIV
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
Romans 12:9-10 NIV
9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love.
Honor one another above yourselves.
Galatians 5:20-22 NIV
20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions,
factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like
this will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance,
kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Romans 13:10 NIV
10 Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
1 John 3:18 NIV
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Ephesians 5:33 NIV
33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her
husband.
Romans 8:37-39 NIV
37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am convinced
that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any
powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord
Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
9 Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a
thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.
Proverbs 17:9 NIV
9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close
friends.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
17 The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his
love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."
Mark 12:31 NIV
31 The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no commandment greater than these."
1 Corinthians 13:1-2 NIV
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a
clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I
have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
1 Peter 5:6-7 NIV
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7 Cast all
your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your
heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.
Luke 6:31 NIV
31 Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Ephesians 2:4-5 NIV
4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we
were dead in transgressions-it is by grace you have been saved.
Romans 8:28 NIV
28 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.
John 14:21-23 NIV
21 Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be
loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them." 22 Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot)
said, "But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" 23 Jesus
replied, "Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them
and make our home with them.
Song of Solomon 8:6-7 NIV
6 Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy
unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love;
rivers cannot sweep it away. If one were to give all the wealth of one's house for love, it would be utterly
scorned.
Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to
keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
1 John 4:20 NIV
20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their
brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.
Psalm 86:15 NIV
15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and
faithfulness.
1 John 3:16 NIV
16 This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our
lives for our brothers and sisters.
Matthew 6:24 NIV
24 "No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted
to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
1 John 4:12 NIV
12 No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in
us.
Jeremiah 31:3 NIV
3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you
with unfailing kindness.
1 Peter 1:22 NIV
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each
other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
Proverbs 30:18-19 NIV
18 "There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: 19 the way of an
eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man
with a young woman.
Psalm 63:3 NIV
3 Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.
1 John 4:21 NIV
21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
John 13:34 NIV
34 "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
Leviticus 19:18 NIV
18 " 'Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor
as yourself. I am the Lord.
Romans 5:5 NIV
5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through
the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
HUMILITY
James 4:1-10 NIV
1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within
you? 2 You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you
quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God. 3 When you ask, you do not receive,
because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. 4 You
adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore,
anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think Scripture
says without reason that he jealously longs for the spirit he has caused to dwell in us ? 6 But he gives us
more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the
humble." 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8 Come near to
God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-
minded. 9 Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. 10 Humble
yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Proverbs 3:34 NIV
34 He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.
Proverbs 11:2 NIV
2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Proverbs 18:12 NIV
12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 22:4 NIV
4 Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.
Proverbs 29:23 NIV
23 Pride brings a person low, but the lowly in spirit gain honor.
1 Peter 5:5 NIV
5 In the same way, you who are younger, submit yourselves to your elders. All of you, clothe yourselves
with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble."
Colossians 3:12 NIV
12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion,
kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
2 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Proverbs 15:33 NIV
33 Wisdom's instruction is to fear the Lord, and humility comes before honor.
Micah 6:8 NIV
8 He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to
love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
1 Peter 5:6 NIV
6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.
Luke 14:11 NIV
11 For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be
exalted."
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
14 if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
Philippians 2:3-11 NIV
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above
yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 5 In your
relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death- even death on a
cross! 9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every
name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the
earth, 11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Romans 12:3 NIV
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you
ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed
to each of you.
Matthew 23:12 NIV
12 For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
James 3:13 NIV
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the
humility that comes from wisdom.
Psalm 25:9 NIV
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Isaiah 57:15 NIV
15 For this is what the high and exalted One says- he who lives forever, whose name is holy: "I live in a
high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the
lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Psalm 149:4 NIV
4 For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.
Psalm 147:6 NIV
6 The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.
Romans 12:16 NIV
16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low
position. Do not be conceited.
Isaiah 66:2 NIV
2 Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?" declares the Lord. "These are the
ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word.
Jeremiah 9:23 NIV
23 This is what the Lord says: "Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength
or the rich boast of their riches,
FAITH
Matthew 21:21-22 NIV
21 Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done
to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be
done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
Romans 10:17 NIV
17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word
about Christ.
Mark 10:52 NIV
52 "Go," said Jesus, "your faith has healed you." Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus
along the road.
Matthew 17:20 NIV
20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard
seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible
for you."
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
2 Corinthians 5:6-7 NIV
6 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away
from the Lord. 7 For we live by faith, not by sight.
Philippians 4:13 NIV
13 I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
James 1:3 NIV
3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
1 Peter 1:7 NIV
7 These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which
perishes even though refined by fire-may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
Galatians 5:22 NIV
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
John 3:16 NIV
16 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.
Titus 1:1-2 NIV
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God's elect and their
knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness- 2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie,
promised before the beginning of time,
1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV
13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong.
1 Corinthians 13:2 NIV
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that
can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of
God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Hebrews 12:2 NIV
2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the
cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
John 7:38 NIV
38 Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them."
Mark 11:24 NIV
24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be
yours.
John 20:29 NIV
29 Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not
seen and yet have believed."
John 1:12 NIV
12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become
children of God-
Mark 9:23 NIV
23 " 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for one who believes."
John 6:35 NIV
35 Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever
believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 11:25-26 NIV
25 Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though
they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
John 3:16 NIV
16 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.
Luke 17:5 NIV
5 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"
1 John 5:4 NIV
4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even
our faith.
Romans 1:17 NIV
17 For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed-a righteousness that is by faith from first to last,
just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith."
Romans 15:13 NIV
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with
hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
HOPE
Isaiah 40:31 - But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like
eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Micah 7:7 - But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Romans 5:3-4 - Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering
produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.
Romans 15:13 - May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may
overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 13:13 - And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Jeremiah 29:11 ~ 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.
Romans 15:13 ~ May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of
the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.
Romans 12:12 ~ Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Hebrews 11:1 ~ Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
Isaiah 40:31 ~ But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings
like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Romans 8:24-25 ~ For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes
for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
1 Peter 1:3 ~ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he
has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
OBEDIENCE
John 14:15 - “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.
1 Peter 1:14 - As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance,
Acts 5:29 - But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
1 John 5:3 - For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are
not burdensome.
Isaiah 1:19 - If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land;
Luke 6:46 - “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you?
FEAR OF THE LORD
Proverbs 1:7 NIV
7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 8:13 NIV
13 To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
Matthew 10:28 NIV
28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who
can destroy both soul and body in hell.
Job 28:28 NIV
28 And he said to the human race, "The fear of the Lord-that is wisdom, and to shun evil is
understanding."
Ecclesiastes 12:13 NIV
13 Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments,
for this is the duty of all mankind.
Psalm 111:10 NIV
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.
Psalm 33:8 NIV
8 Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and
help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Proverbs 14:27 NIV
27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a person from the snares of death.
Deuteronomy 10:12 NIV
12 And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in
obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Luke 1:50 NIV
50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.
Proverbs 19:23 NIV
23 The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
Psalm 25:14 NIV
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
Proverbs 14:26 NIV
26 Whoever fears the Lord has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.
Psalm 86:11 NIV
11 Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may
fear your name.
Proverbs 3:7 NIV
7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil.
Psalm 34:9 NIV
9 Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing.
Psalm 112:1 NIV
1 Praise the Lord.Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands.
Psalm 19:9 NIV
9 The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are
righteous.
Philippians 2:12-13 NIV
12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed-not only in my presence, but now much more
in my absence-continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in
you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.
