Greek
ἀγάπη agapē
“love” · 116 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “love” 109
- “love is” 2
- “it” 1
- “love you” 1
- “beloved” 1
- other ways 2
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 1 |
| Luke | 1 |
| John | 7 |
| Romans | 9 |
| 1 Corinthians | 14 |
| 2 Corinthians | 9 |
| Galatians | 3 |
| Ephesians | 10 |
| Philippians | 4 |
| Colossians | 5 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 3 |
| 1 Timothy | 5 |
| 2 Timothy | 4 |
| Titus | 1 |
| Philemon | 3 |
| Hebrews | 2 |
| 1 Peter | 3 |
| 2 Peter | 1 |
| 1 John | 18 |
| 2 John | 2 |
| 3 John | 1 |
| Jude | 3 |
| Revelation | 2 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“love” 109
Matthew 1
- 24:12 …multiplication of wickedness the love of most will grow…
Luke 1
- 11:42 …disregard justice and the love of God You should…
John 7
Romans 8
- 5:5 …has poured out His love into our hearts through…
- 5:8 …But God proves His love for us in this…
- 8:35 …separate us from the love of Christ Shall trouble…
- 8:39 …separate us from the love of God that is…
- 12:9 Love must be sincere Detest…
- 13:10 Love does no wrong to…
- 14:15 …no longer acting in love Do not by your…
- 15:30 …Christ and by the love of the Spirit to…
1 Corinthians 13
- 4:21 …a rod or in love and with a gentle…
- 8:1 …Knowledge puffs up but love builds up…
- 13:1 …angels but have not love I am only a…
- 13:2 …mountains but have not love I am nothing…
- 13:3 …body but have not love I gain nothing…
- 13:4 Love is patient love is…
- 13:4 …Love is patient love is kind It does…
- 13:8 Love never fails But where…
- 13:13 …three remain faith hope and love but the greatest of…
- 13:13 …greatest of these is love
- 14:1 …Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual…
- 16:14 …Do everything in love
- 16:24 …My love be with all of…
2 Corinthians 8
- 2:8 …urge you to reaffirm your love for him…
- 5:14 …For Christ’s love compels us because we…
- 6:6 …Spirit and in sincere love
- 8:7 …earnestness and in the love we inspired in you…
- 8:8 …the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of…
- 8:24 …the proof of your love and the reason for…
- 13:11 …peace And the God of love and peace will be…
- 13:14 …Jesus Christ and the love of God and the…
Galatians 3
Ephesians 10
- 1:4 …in His presence In love
- 1:15 …Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints…
- 2:4 …because of His great love for us God who…
- 3:17 …rooted and grounded in love
- 3:19 of the love of Christ and to…
- 4:2 …with one another in love
- 4:15 …speaking the truth in love we will in all…
- 4:16 …builds itself up in love through the work of…
- 5:2 …and walk in love just as Christ loved…
- 6:23 …to the brothers and love with faith from God…
Philippians 4
Colossians 3
1 Thessalonians 5
2 Thessalonians 3
1 Timothy 5
2 Timothy 4
Titus 1
- 2:2 …and sound in faith love and perseverance…
Philemon 3
Hebrews 1
- 6:10 …your work and the love you have shown for…
And 29 more, on the full page.
“love is” 2
“it” 1
1 Corinthians 1
- 13:4 …patient love is kind It does not envy it…
“love you” 1
2 Corinthians 1
- 2:4 …you know how much I love you
“beloved” 1
Colossians 1
- 1:13 …the kingdom of His beloved Son…
“put on love” 1
Colossians 1
- 3:14 …over all these virtues put on love which is the bond…
“love feasts” 1
Jude 1
- 1:12 …hidden reefs in your love feasts shamelessly feasting with you…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.