The command to love everyone is one of the most challenging and yet most central teachings in all of Scripture. While it’s easy to love those who love us back, God calls us to something much greater—an all-encompassing love that reflects His own heart. Jesus described love as the greatest commandment, and not just love for God, but love for our neighbors, our enemies, and even those who are hard to love.
The Bible doesn’t just suggest that we love everyone. It reveals that love is the very nature of God. To walk with God is to walk in love. This is not merely about emotions or fond feelings, but about a daily choice to treat others with kindness, respect, patience, and grace, regardless of how they treat us. The kind of love Scripture talks about is sacrificial, unconditional, and without favoritism.
In a world full of division, conflict, and misunderstanding, these verses serve as powerful reminders that God’s people are to be set apart by how they love. Loving everyone isn’t a weakness, it’s a reflection of the strength and mercy of Christ within us.
Bible Verses About Loving Everyone
1. John 13:34
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
2. Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
3. Romans 12:10
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
4. 1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
5. Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back.
6. 1 Corinthians 13:2
If I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
7. Galatians 5:14
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
8. 1 Peter 4:8
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
9. Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.
10. 1 John 4:20
Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar.
11. Matthew 22:39
And the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
12. Colossians 3:14
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
13. Romans 13:10
Love does no harm to a neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
14. Ephesians 4:2
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
15. Leviticus 19:18
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.
16. John 15:12
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you.
17. 1 Thessalonians 3:12
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else.
18. 1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
19. James 2:8
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.
20. Romans 13:8
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another.
21. Philippians 2:2
Then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.
22. Hebrews 13:1
Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.
23. Matthew 5:46–47
If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that?
24. Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
25. Luke 10:27
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart… and love your neighbor as yourself.”
26. 1 John 4:11
Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
27. 1 Corinthians 16:14
Do everything in love.
28. Titus 3:2
To slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
29. Micah 6:8
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
30. Zechariah 8:17
Do not plot evil against each other, and do not love to swear falsely.
31. Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
32. 1 John 2:10
Anyone who loves their brother and sister lives in the light, and there is nothing in them to make them stumble.
33. Ephesians 5:2
And walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering.
34. Mark 12:31
The second is this: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no commandment greater than these.
35. 1 John 3:10
Anyone who does not do what is right is not God’s child, nor is anyone who does not love their brother and sister.
Our Thoughts On What the Bible Says About Loving Everyone
Loving everyone is more than a kind gesture. It is a direct reflection of our relationship with God. Scripture teaches that we cannot claim to love God while withholding love from others. Love is not only the fulfillment of the law but also the evidence of true discipleship. When we love even those who wrong us, we mirror the heart of Christ, who forgave while being crucified. Loving everyone stretches our faith and challenges our comfort zones, but it also deepens our understanding of grace. In loving the unlovable, we come face to face with the gospel. The verses above aren’t merely instructions; they are a call to live a lifestyle of love, fueled by the Spirit and grounded in truth. As we seek to love more like Jesus, we not only transform relationships but also testify to the world that we belong to Him.
Say This Prayer
Dear Lord, thank You for loving me with an everlasting love. Help me to love others as You have loved me. Teach me to forgive quickly, show kindness to all, and reflect Your mercy in every interaction. Fill my heart with compassion, especially for those who are difficult to love. Remind me daily that love is not just a feeling but an action rooted in faith. Let my life be marked by a love that draws people closer to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.