Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Love and relationships are important aspects of life, especially for younger generations navigating friendships, family dynamics, dating, and social connections. In a world where love is often portrayed in a confusing, fleeting, or superficial way, the Bible offers clear and timeless wisdom on what love truly means and how to build healthy relationships.

Here are seven Bible verses that will help guide you through the complexities of love and relationships.

1. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.”

In a world that sometimes focuses on instant gratification and fleeting emotions, the Bible reminds us that love is more about giving than receiving. Love isn’t just a feeling; it’s a choice to act with kindness and humility, even when it’s hard.

2. Matthew 22:37-39 — “Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”

Jesus simplifies love and relationships into two commandments: loving God first and then loving others. When your relationships are rooted in love for God, they will naturally reflect a love that values and respects others.

3. Proverbs 17:17 — “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.”

Friendships and community are crucial, especially for the younger generation navigating through life’s challenges. Genuine friends love in every season, not just when it’s easy or convenient. They are there to support you during difficult times, and they offer strength and encouragement when you need it most.

4. 1 John 4:18 — “There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”

Many young people experience anxiety, fear, or insecurity in relationships, whether it’s fear of rejection, fear of not being enough, or fear of vulnerability. But this verse reminds us that real love, the kind of love God gives, casts out fear. In healthy relationships, love should create a sense of safety, not fear or insecurity. When you’re in a relationship that reflects God’s love, you will feel valued and cherished, not afraid or anxious.

5. Ephesians 4:2-3 — “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”

In a world where arguments and conflict are common, these verses from Ephesians encourage us to practice humility, patience, and unity in our relationships. It’s not always easy, but maintaining peace and working toward understanding are key aspects of healthy connections. Love isn’t about always being right; sometimes it’s about listening, understanding, and choosing peace over conflict.

6. Song of Solomon 8:4 — “Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.”

For young people, particularly in the context of dating and romantic relationships, this verse offers wisdom about timing and patience. Culture often pressures young people to rush into relationships or equates physical attraction with love. However, the Bible encourages us to wait for the right timing, to allow love to grow naturally and genuinely, without rushing into anything prematurely. This ensures that relationships are based on genuine connection and mutual respect.

7. Romans 12:10 — “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.”

Instead of asking, “What can I get out of this relationship?” we are encouraged to honor and respect others, putting their needs ahead of our own. True love is about devotion and commitment, not just convenience or personal gain. When you prioritize honoring others, you build relationships that are strong, meaningful, and lasting.

Conclusion

Navigating love and relationships as a young person can be challenging, especially in a world filled with mixed messages about what love is and how relationships should work. However, these Bible verses provide a clear and countercultural view of love: one that is selfless, patient, kind, and enduring. Love isn’t just about feelings, it’s about action, commitment, and putting others before yourself. When your relationships are rooted in these principles, they will flourish in ways that bring fulfillment, joy, and peace. So, take these truths with you as you navigate love and relationships, always remembering that God’s love is the foundation of all healthy connections.

In the ancient city of Jerusalem, during the time of Roman rule, there lived a man named Jesus of Nazareth. He was known for his teachings of love, compassion, and forgiveness, and many people followed him, believing him to be the Messiah promised by the prophets.

The freedom feast

Luke 22: 8-23

As the Passover festival approached, a feast where they celebrated freedom and remember how their ancestors escaped from slavery in Egypt, Jesus traveled to Jerusalem with his chosen followers. The city was buzzing with excitement and anticipation, but Jesus knew that his time on earth was drawing to a close. He gathered his closest followers for a meal, known as the Last Supper, where he broke bread and shared wine, telling them that these symbols represented his body and blood, soon to be sacrificed for the forgiveness of sins.

Jesus is betrayed by his close friend

Luke 22:39-49

That night, in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed really hard, knowing tough times were coming. One of his friends, Judas Iscariot, turned on him, and Jesus got arrested by the temple guards and taken to the Jewish leaders. Even though they accused him of things he didn’t do and didn’t give him a fair trial, Jesus stayed quiet, knowing this was all part of God’s big plan to save everyone.

Jesus is nailed on the cross

Luke 22: 63- 23:1-43

Condemned to death by crucifixion, Jesus was mocked, beaten, and forced to carry his own cross through the streets of Jerusalem. At Golgotha, also known as Calvary, he was nailed to the cross alongside two criminals. Amidst his suffering, Jesus showed compassion, forgiving his killers and promising paradise to one of the criminals who repented.

Jesus dies and is buried

Luke 23:44- 24:12

As darkness descended upon the land, Jesus cried out, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” With these words, he breathed his last breath and surrendered his life. The earth shook, and the curtain of the temple was torn in two, symbolising the breaking of the barrier between God and humanity.

Jesus’ body was taken down from the cross and laid in a tomb, sealed with a large stone. For three days, his followers mourned his death, but on the morning of the third day, something miraculous happened. The tomb was found empty, and angels proclaimed, “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!”

Jesus is alive!

Luke 24:13-49

Jesus appeared to his disciples, alive and victorious over death, fulfilling the prophecies and proving his divinity. His resurrection became the cornerstone of the Christian faith, offering hope of eternal life to all who believe in him.

From that day forward, Easter has been celebrated as a triumph of light over darkness, love over hatred, and life over death. It is a time of joyous celebration, as Christians around the world commemorate the resurrection of their Savior, Jesus Christ.

The full story about the death and resurrection of Jesus is found in the following scriptures;

Matthew chapters 26-28

Luke chapters 22-24

John chapters 17-21

مثل وليمة الملك

(لوقا 14‏:15‏-24)

1 وعادَ يَسوعُ إلى مُخاطَبَةِ الجُموعِ بالأمثالِ، فقالَ: 2 «يُشبِهُ مَلكوتُ السّماواتِ مَلِكًا أقامَ وليمَةً في عُرسِ اَبنِه. 3 فأرسَلَ خدَمَهُ يَستَدْعي المَدعُوّينَ إلى الوَليمَةِ، فرَفَضوا أنْ يَجيئوا. 4 فأرسَلَ خدَمًا آخرينَ ليقولوا للمَدعُوّينَ: أعدَدْتُ وليمَتي وذَبَحتُ أبقاري وعُجولي المُسمّنةَ وهيّأتُ كُلّ شيءٍ، فتعالَوْا إلى العُرسِ! 5 ولكنّهُم تهاوَنُوا، فمِنهُم مَنْ خرَجَ إلى حقلِهِ، ومِنهُم مَنْ ذهَبَ إلى تِجارَتِهِ، 6 والآخرونَ أمسكوا خَدَمَهُ وشَتَموهُم وقَتَلوهُم. 7 فغَضِبَ الملِكُ وأرسَلَ جُنودَهُ، فأهلَكَ هؤلاءِ القَتَلةَ وأحرَقَ مَدينَتَهُم. 8 ثمّ قالَ لخَدَمِهِ: الوَليمةُ مُهيّأةٌ ولكنّ المَدعُوّينَ غَيرُ مُستحقّينَ، 9 فاَخرُجوا إلى مَفارقِ الطّرُقِ واَدعُوا إلى الوَليمَةِ كُلّ مَنْ تَجِدونَهُ. 10 فخرَجَ الخَدَمُ إلى الشّوارعِ وجَمَعوا مَنْ وجَدوا مِنْ أشرارٍ وصالِحينَ، فاَمتلأتْ قاعَةُ العُرسِ بالمدعُوّينَ.

11 فلمّا دخَلَ المَلِكُ ليَرى المدعوّينَ، وجَدَ رجُلاً لا يَلبَسُ ثِيابَ العُرسِ. فقالَ لَه: 12 كيفَ دَخَلتَ إلى هُنا، يا صَديقي، وأنتَ لا تلبَسُ ثِيابَ العُرسِ؟ فسكَتَ الرّجُلُ. 13 فقالَ المَلِكُ للخَدَمِ: اَربُطوا يَدَيهِ ورِجلَيهِ واَطرَحوهُ خارِجًا في الظّلامِ فهُناكَ البُكاءُ وصَريفُ الأسنانِ. 14 لأنّ المدَعُوّينَ كَثيرونَ، وأمّا المُختارونَ فَقليلونَ».

دفع الجزية إلى القيصر

(مرقس 12‏:13‏-17، لوقا 20‏:20‏-26)

15 وذهَبَ الفَرّيسيّونَ وتَشاوَروا كيفَ يُمسِكونَ يَسوعَ بِكلِمَةٍ. 16 فأرسلوا إلَيهِ بَعضَ تلاميذِهِم وبَعضَ الهيرودُسيّينَ يَقولونَ لَه: «يا مُعَلّمُ، نَعرِفُ أنّكَ صادقٌ، تُعلّمُ بِالحَقّ طَريقَ اللهِ، ولا تُبالي بأحدٍ، لأنّكَ لا تُراعي مَقامَ النّاسِ. 17 فقُلْ لنا: ما رأيُكَ؟ أيَحِلّ لنا أنْ نَدفَعَ الجِزْيَةَ إلى القَيصَرِ أم لا؟»

18 فعرَفَ يَسوعُ مَكرَهُم، فقالَ لهُم: «يا مُراؤونَ! لِماذا تُحاوِلونَ أنْ تُحْرِجوني؟ 19 أرُوني نَقدَ الجِزْيةِ!» فناولوهُ دينارًا. 20 فقالَ لهُم: «لِمَن هذِهِ الصّورَةُ وهذا الاسمُ؟» 21 قالوا: «لِلقَيصَرِ!» فقالَ لهُم: «اَدفَعوا، إذًا، إلى القَيصَرِ ما لِلقَيصَرِ، وإلى اللهِ ما للهِ!» 22 فتَعَجّبوا مِمّا سَمِعوهُ، وتَركوهُ ومَضَوْا.

قيامة الأموات

(مرقس 12‏:18‏-27، لوقا 20‏:27‏-40)

23 وفي ذلِكَ اليومِ جاءَ إلى يَسوعَ بَعضُ الصدّوقيّينَ، وهُمُ الّذينَ يُنكِرونَ القِيامَةَ، وسألوهُ: 24 «يا مُعلّمُ، قالَ موسى: إنْ ماتَ رجُلٌ لا ولَدَ لَه، فَلْيَتَزوّجْ أخوهُ اَمرأتَهُ ليُقيمَ نَسلاً لأخيهِ. 25 وكانَ عِندَنا سبعةُ إخوةٍ، فتَزوّجَ الأوّلُ وماتَ مِنْ غَيرِ نَسلٍ، فتَرَكَ اَمرأتَهُ لأخيهِ. 26 ومِثلُهُ الثّاني والثّالِثُ حتّى السّابِعُ. 27 ثُمّ ماتَتِ المرأةُ مِنْ بَعدِهِم جميعًا. 28 فلأيّ واحدٍ مِنهُم تكونُ زوجةً في القيامةِ؟ لأنّها كانَت لَهُم جميعًا».

29 فأجابَهُم يَسوعُ: «أنتُم في ضَلالٍ، لأنّكُم تَجهَلونَ الكُتُبَ المُقَدّسةَ وقُدرَةَ اللهِ. 30 ففي القِيامَةِ لا يَتَزاوَجونَ، بلْ يكونونَ مِثلَ مَلائِكَةٍ في السّماءِ. 31 وأمّا قيامَةُ الأمواتِ، أفَما قَرَأتُم ما قالَ اللهُ لكُم: 32 أنا إلهُ إبراهيمَ، وإلهُ إسحقَ، وإلهُ يعقوبَ؟ وما كانَ اللهُ إلهَ أمواتٍ، بل إلهُ أحياءٍ».

33 وسَمِعَ الجُموعُ هذا الكلامَ، فتَعَجّبوا مِنْ تَعليمِهِ.

الوصية العظمى

(مرقس 12‏:28‏-34، لوقا 10‏:25‏-28)

34 وعَلِمَ الفَرّيسيّونَ أنّ يَسوعَ أسكَتَ الصَدّوقيّينَ، فاَجتمعوا معًا. 35 فسألَهُ واحِدٌ مِنهُم، وهوَ مِنْ عُلماءِ الشّريعةِ، ليُحرِجَهُ: 36 «يا مُعَلّمُ، ما هي أعظمُ وصِيّةٍ في الشّريعةِ؟»

7 Bible Verses About Loving One Another

The greatest commandment is to love God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Jesus says that all the law and the prophets depend on these two.

37 فأجابَهُ يَسوعُ: «أحِبّ الرّبّ إلهَكَ بِكُلّ قَلبِكَ، وبِكُلّ نفسِكَ، وبكُلّ عَقلِكَ. 38 هذِهِ هيَ الوصِيّةُ الأولى والعُظمى. 39 والوصِيّةُ الثّانِيةُ مِثْلُها: أحِبّ قَريبَكَ مِثلَما تُحبّ نفسَكَ. 40 على هاتينِ الوصِيّتَينِ تَقومُ الشّريعةُ كُلّها وتَعاليمُ الأنبياءِ».

المسيح وداود

(مرقس 12‏:35‏-37، لوقا 20‏:41‏-44)

41 وبَينَما الفَرّيسيّونَ مُجتمِعونَ سألَهُم يَسوعُ: 42 «ما قولُكُم في المَسيحِ؟ اَبنُ مَنْ هوَ؟» قالوا لَه: «اَبنُ داودَ!» 43 قالَ لهُم: «إذًا، كيفَ يَدعوهُ داودُ رَبّا، وهوَ يَقولُ بِوَحْيٍ مِنَ الرّوحِ: 44 قالَ الرّبّ لِرَبّي: اَجلِسْ عَنْ يَميني حتّى أجعَلَ أعداءَكَ تَحتَ قَدَمَيْكَ. 45 فإذا كانَ داودُ يَدعو المَسيحَ رَبّا، فكَيفَ يكونُ المَسيحُ اَبنَهُ؟»

46 فما قدِرَ أحدٌ أن يُجيبَهُ بكَلِمَةٍ، ولا تجرّأَ أحدٌ مِنْ ذلِكَ اليومِ أنْ يَسألَهُ عَنْ شَيءٍ.

The Great Banquet

(Luke 14.15-24)

1 Once again Jesus used stories to teach the people:

2 The kingdom of heaven is like what happened when a king gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 The king sent some servants to tell the invited guests to come to the banquet, but the guests refused. 4 He sent other servants to say to the guests, “The banquet is ready! My cattle and prize calves have all been prepared. Everything is ready. Come to the banquet!”

5 But the guests did not pay any attention. Some of them left for their farms, and some went to their places of business. 6 Others grabbed the servants, then beat them up and killed them.

7 This made the king so furious that he sent an army to kill those murderers and burn down their city. 8 Then he said to the servants, “It is time for the wedding banquet, and the invited guests don't deserve to come. 9 Go out to the street corners and tell everyone you meet to come to the banquet.” 10 They went out on the streets and brought in everyone they could find, good and bad alike. And the banquet room was filled with guests.

11 When the king went in to meet the guests, he found that one of them wasn't wearing the right kind of clothes for the wedding. 12 The king asked, “Friend, why didn't you wear proper clothes for the wedding?” But the guest had no excuse. 13 So the king gave orders for this person to be tied hand and foot and to be thrown outside into the dark. That's where people will cry and grit their teeth in pain. 14 Many are invited, but only a few are chosen.

Paying Taxes

(Mark 12.13-17Luke 20.20-26)

15 The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong. 16 They sent some of their followers and some of Herod's followers to say to him, “Teacher, we know that you are honest. You teach the truth about what God wants people to do. And you treat everyone with the same respect, no matter who they are. 17 Tell us what you think! Should we pay taxes to the Emperor or not?”

18 Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs! 19 Let me see one of the coins used for paying taxes.” They brought him a silver coin, 20 and he asked, “Whose picture and name are on it?”

21 “The Emperor's,” they answered.

Then Jesus told them, “Give the Emperor what belongs to him and give God what belongs to God.” 22 His answer surprised them so much that they walked away.

Life in the Future World

(Mark 12.18-27Luke 20.27-40)

23 The Sadducees did not believe people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said:

24 Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies and has no children, his brother should marry the widow. Their first son would then be thought of as the son of the dead brother.

25 Once there were seven brothers who lived here. The first one married, but died without having any children. So his wife was left to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brothers and finally to all seven of them. 27 At last the woman died. 28 When God raises people from death, whose wife will this woman be? She had been married to all seven brothers.

29 Jesus answered:

You are completely wrong! You don't know what the Scriptures teach. And you don't know anything about the power of God. 30 When God raises people to life, they won't marry. They will be like the angels in heaven. 31 And as for people being raised to life, God was speaking to you when he said, 32 “I am the God worshiped by Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” He isn't the God of the dead, but of the living.

33 The crowds were surprised to hear what Jesus was teaching.

The Most Important Commandment

(Mark 12.28-34Luke 10.25-28)

34 After Jesus had made the Sadducees look foolish, the Pharisees heard about it and got together. 35 One of them was an expert in the Jewish Law. So he tried to test Jesus by asking, 36 “Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?”

37 Jesus answered:

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind. 38 This is the first and most important commandment. 39 The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, “Love others as much as you love yourself.” 40 All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Prophets are based on these two commandments.

About David's Son

(Mark 12.35-37Luke 20.41-44)

41 While the Pharisees were still there, Jesus asked them, 42 “What do you think about the Messiah? Whose family will he come from?”

They answered, “He will be a son of King David.”

43 Jesus replied, “How then could the Spirit lead David to call the Messiah his Lord? David said,

44 ‘The Lord said to my Lord:

Sit at my right side

until I make your enemies

into a footstool for you.’

45 If David called the Messiah his Lord, how can the Messiah be a son of King David?” 46 No one was able to give Jesus an answer, and from that day on, no one dared ask him any more questions.