Overview
The Bible addresses love to man across 28 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Job, Philippians and 1 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Integrity, Poor, Temptation and Decalogue. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus and Paul.
Key Bible verses about love to man
Old Testament
Job
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) her: that is, the widow
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. bone: or, chanelbone
New Testament
Matthew
Romans
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.
For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
1 Corinthians
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, vaunteth: or, is not rash
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; in the truth: or, with the truth
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Philippians
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.
For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.
Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God. I have all: or, I have received all
But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Philemon
For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.
Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to enjoin thee that which is convenient,
Yet for love's sake I rather beseech thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
People in the Bible and love to man
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying love to man for yourself
- Begin with Job 31:16, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Job, Philippians and 1 Corinthians each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Jesus and Paul and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Integrity, Poor, Temptation and Decalogue.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about love to man?
The Bible addresses love to man across 28 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Job, Philippians and 1 Corinthians. Closely related themes include Integrity, Poor, Temptation and Decalogue. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Jesus and Paul.
How many Bible verses are about love to man?
The Bible references love to man in 28 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention love to man?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Job 31:16: “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;”
Which people in the Bible are associated with love to man?
Jesus and Paul.
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