ἀγάπη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX for אַהֲבָה, which is also rendered by ἀγάπησις and φιλία ;] love, goodwill, esteem. Outside of bibl. and eccl. books, there is no clear instance (with Deiss., LAE, 18:4, 70:2, cf. the same writer in Constr. Quar., ii, 4; and with MM, VGT, see word, cf. Dr. Moulton in Exp. Times, xxvi, 3, 139). In NT, like ἀγαπάω, -ῶ, 1. Of men's love: (a) to one another, Jhn.13:35; (b) to God, 1Jn.2:5. 2. Of divine love; (a) God's love: to men, Rom.5:8; to Christ, Jhn.17:26; (b) Christ's love to men: Rom.8:35. 3. In pl., love feasts: Ju 12 (DB, iii, 157). SYN.: φιλία. ἀ., signifying properly (see: ἀγαπάω) love which chooses its object, is taken over from LXX, where its connotation is more general, into NT, and there used exclusively to express that spiritual bond of love between God and man and between man and man, in Christ, which is characteristic of Christianity. It is thusdistinct from φιλία, friendship (Jas.4:4 only), στοργή, natural affection (in NT only in compounds, see: ἄστοργος) and ἔρως, sexual love, which is not used in NT, its place being taken by ἐπιθυμία. (Cf. ἀγαπάω; and see Abbott, Essays, 70f.; DB, vol. i., 555; Cremer, 13, 593; MM, VGT, see word). (AS)
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G26 — ἀγάπη
agapē · love · Greek
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Matthew 24:12 · ἀγάπηAnd because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.Luke 11:42 · ἀγάπηνBut woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.John 5:42 · ἀγάπηνBut I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.John 13:35 · ἀγάπηνBy this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.John 15:9 · ἀγάπῃAs the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.John 15:10 · ἀγάπῃ · ἀγάπῃ.¶If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.John 15:13 · ἀγάπηνGreater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.John 17:26 · ἀγάπηAnd I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I in them.Romans 5:5 · ἀγάπηAnd hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.Romans 5:8 · ἀγάπηνBut God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Romans 8:35 · ἀγάπηςWho shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall] tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?Romans 8:39 · ἀγάπηςNor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Romans 12:9 · ἀγάπη[Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.Romans 13:10 · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπη.¶Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love [is] the fulfilling of the law.Romans 14:15 · ἀγάπηνBut if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.Romans 15:30 · ἀγάπηςNow I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;1 Corinthians 4:21 · ἀγάπῃWhat will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and [in] the spirit of meekness?1 Corinthians 8:1 · ἀγάπηNow as touching things offered unto idols, we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth.1 Corinthians 13:1 · ἀγάπηνThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.1 Corinthians 13:2 · ἀγάπηνAnd though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.1 Corinthians 13:3 · ἀγάπηνAnd though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor], and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.1 Corinthians 13:4 · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπηCharity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,1 Corinthians 13:8 · ἀγάπηCharity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.1 Corinthians 13:13 · ἀγάπη, · ἀγάπη.¶And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.1 Corinthians 14:1 · ἀγάπην·Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts], but rather that ye may prophesy.1 Corinthians 16:14 · ἀγάπῃLet all your things be done with charity.1 Corinthians 16:24 · ἀγάπηMy love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen.2 Corinthians 2:4 · ἀγάπηνFor out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.2 Corinthians 2:8 · ἀγάπην.Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your] love toward him.2 Corinthians 5:14 · ἀγάπηFor the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:2 Corinthians 6:6 · ἀγάπῃBy pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,2 Corinthians 8:7 · ἀγάπῃ,Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.2 Corinthians 8:8 · ἀγάπηςI speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.2 Corinthians 8:24 · ἀγάπηςWherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches, the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.2 Corinthians 13:11 · ἀγάπηςFinally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace shall be with you.2 Corinthians 13:13 · ἀγάπηAll the saints salute you.Galatians 5:6 · ἀγάπηςFor in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.Galatians 5:13 · ἀγάπηςFor, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.Galatians 5:22 · ἀγάπη,But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,Ephesians 1:4 · ἀγάπῃAccording as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:Ephesians 1:15 · ἀγάπηνWherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,Ephesians 2:4 · ἀγάπηνBut God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Ephesians 3:17 · ἀγάπῃThat Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Ephesians 3:19 · ἀγάπηνAnd to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.Ephesians 4:2 · ἀγάπῃ,With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;Ephesians 4:15 · ἀγάπῃBut speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:Ephesians 4:16 · ἀγάπῃ.¶From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.Ephesians 5:2 · ἀγάπῃAnd walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.Ephesians 6:23 · ἀγάπηPeace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.Philippians 1:9 · ἀγάπηAnd this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;Philippians 1:16 · ἀγάπηςThe one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:Philippians 2:1 · ἀγάπης,If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,Philippians 2:2 · ἀγάπηνFulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.Colossians 1:4 · ἀγάπηνSince we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love [which ye have] to all the saints,Colossians 1:8 · ἀγάπηνWho also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.Colossians 1:13 · ἀγάπηςWho hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:Colossians 2:2 · ἀγάπῃThat their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;Colossians 3:14 · ἀγάπην,And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.1 Thessalonians 1:3 · ἀγάπηςRemembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;1 Thessalonians 3:6 · ἀγάπηνBut now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also [to see] you:1 Thessalonians 3:12 · ἀγάπῃAnd the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward you:1 Thessalonians 5:8 · ἀγάπηςBut let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.1 Thessalonians 5:13 · ἀγάπῃAnd to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. [And] be at peace among yourselves.2 Thessalonians 1:3 · ἀγάπηWe are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;2 Thessalonians 2:10 · ἀγάπηνAnd with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.2 Thessalonians 3:5 · ἀγάπηνAnd the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.1 Timothy 1:5 · ἀγάπηNow the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:1 Timothy 1:14 · ἀγάπηςAnd the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 2:15 · ἀγάπῃNotwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.1 Timothy 4:12 · ἀγάπῃLet no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.1 Timothy 6:11 · ἀγάπην,But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.2 Timothy 1:7 · ἀγάπηςFor God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.2 Timothy 1:13 · ἀγάπῃHold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.2 Timothy 2:22 · ἀγάπην,Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.2 Timothy 3:10 · ἀγάπῃ,But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,Titus 2:2 · ἀγάπῃ,That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.Philemon 1:5 · ἀγάπηνHearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;Philemon 1:7 · ἀγάπῃFor we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.Philemon 1:9 · ἀγάπηνYet for love’s sake I rather beseech [thee], being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.Hebrews 6:10 · ἀγάπηςFor God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.Hebrews 10:24 · ἀγάπηςAnd let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:1 Peter 4:8 · ἀγάπην · ἀγάπηAnd above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.1 Peter 5:14 · ἀγάπης.Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace [be] with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen.2 Peter 1:7 · ἀγάπην.And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.1 John 2:5 · ἀγάπηBut whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.1 John 2:15 · ἀγάπηLove not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.1 John 3:1 · ἀγάπηνBehold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.1 John 3:16 · ἀγάπηνHereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for the brethren.1 John 3:17 · ἀγάπηBut whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?1 John 4:7 · ἀγάπηBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.1 John 4:8 · ἀγάπηHe that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John 4:9 · ἀγάπηIn this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.1 John 4:10 · ἀγάπη,Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.1 John 4:12 · ἀγάπηNo man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.1 John 4:16 · ἀγάπην · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπῃAnd we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.1 John 4:17 · ἀγάπηHerein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.1 John 4:18 · ἀγάπῃ, · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπῃ.There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.1 John 5:3 · ἀγάπηFor this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.2 John 1:3 · ἀγάπῃ.¶Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.2 John 1:6 · ἀγάπηAnd this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.3 John 1:6 · ἀγάπῃWhich have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:Jude 1:2 · ἀγάπηMercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied.Jude 1:12 · ἀγάπαιςThese are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;Jude 1:21 · ἀγάπῃKeep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.Revelation 2:4 · ἀγάπηνNevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.Revelation 2:19 · ἀγάπηνI know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first.