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• John 15:12–13

  A passage in which Jesus commands his disciples to love one another as he has loved them and declares that there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Because it speaks both to the meaning of the crucifixion and to love within the community of believers, it is frequently quoted in sermons and at memorial services.

• Song of Songs 2

  Song of Songs 2 is a seventeen-verse chapter in which two lovers sing of each other through images of flowers and trees, and in which the man calls the woman to come away with him now that spring has arrived.

• 1 Corinthians 12:31

  In this verse Paul urges the church at Corinth to "covet earnestly the best gifts" and promises to show them "a more excellent way." Because it bridges chapter 12, which treats spiritual gifts, and chapter 13, which treats love, it is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between gifts and love.

• Micah 6:6-8

  Micah 6:6-8 asks what one should bring when coming before God and answers that, rather than sacrifices, God requires justice, mercy, and a humble walk with him. The passage is frequently cited in discussions of worship and daily life, and of faith and social responsibility.

• Song of Solomon 1

  Song of Solomon 1 is the first chapter of the Song of Solomon. Its seventeen verses open with a superscription and continue with songs in which a woman and her beloved express their longing for and praise of each other.

• 1 Corinthians 14

  1 Corinthians 14 compares tongues and prophecy, urges believers to seek the gifts that build up the church, and addresses order in the worship assembly, including tongues, prophecy, and women speaking.

• Song of Solomon 8

  The final chapter of the Song of Solomon, containing the woman's longing for her beloved, the confession that "love is strong as death," the account of the little sister and the vineyards, and a closing call to the beloved.

• Hosea 12

  Hosea 12 is a prophecy rebuking northern Israel (Ephraim) for its deceit, its reliance on foreign alliances, and its dishonest commerce. Looking back on the life of the patriarch Jacob, it calls the people to return to God and to keep mercy and justice.

• Leviticus 19:33–34

  A command in Leviticus not to mistreat the stranger (resident alien) dwelling in the land of Israel, but to regard him as one born in the land and to love him as oneself. Because it extends the commandment of neighbor-love to the stranger, the passage is frequently cited in discussions of immigration and refugees.

• Psalm 119

  Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, with 176 verses. It is an acrostic poem arranged in eight-verse stanzas that follow the order of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet, and it consists of confessions and prayers expressing love for God's word and law and a resolve to keep them.

• Micah 3

  Micah 3 indicts the leaders of the house of Jacob, the prophets who prophesy for money, and the priests who teach for hire, and it declares that because of them Zion and Jerusalem will be laid waste.

• Romans 9

  Romans 9 is the chapter in which Paul pours out his grief over his fellow Israelites and, drawing on Old Testament quotations, explains God's promise and election, His mercy and sovereignty, and the righteousness that comes by faith.

• Romans 12:9–10

  Paul's exhortation to love without hypocrisy, to hate evil and hold fast to what is good, and to show brotherly affection and mutual honor among believers. Because these verses open the entire series of exhortations on love in Romans 12:9–21, they are frequently cited in discussions of the ethics of the church community.

• Romans 13:8–10

  A passage in which Paul urges the church in Rome to owe no one anything except the debt of loving one another and declares that love is the fulfilling of the law. It is frequently cited in discussions of the relationship between law and love and is also invoked as a teaching about debt.

• Leviticus 19:18

  A precept of the Law: "Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." Jesus named it, together with the command to love God, as the greatest commandments, and both Paul and James cited it as a summary of the Law.

• Song of Songs

  The Song of Songs is a poetic book of the Old Testament, an eight-chapter poem celebrating the love and longing between a man and a woman. In Judaism and Christianity it has also long been read as a figure of the love between God and his people and between Christ and the Church.

• Micah 6:8

  A declaration that what God requires of people is to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. It is widely cited as a summary of prophetic faith, which places the conduct of life ahead of sacrifice.

• 1 Timothy 6:9–10

  A passage in which Paul warns Timothy that the desire to be rich and the love of money lead people away from the faith. Because it identifies not money itself but "the love of money" as the root of evil, it is frequently cited in discussions of the Christian view of material possessions and of prosperity theology.

• 1 John 4:18

  1 John 4:18 is a verse stating that when God's love is made perfect in the believer, the fear of judgment is removed. It is frequently cited in discussions of the assurance of salvation and in connection with the Wesleyan doctrine of "perfect love."

• Jeremiah 31

  Jeremiah 31 celebrates the promise that scattered Israel and Judah will return and be restored. The chapter also contains the promise of the "new covenant," under which God writes His law on the heart.