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 be multiplied, the love of the many shall wax cold.Luke 11:42 · ἀγάπηνBut woe unto you Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and every herb, and pass over justice and the love of God: but 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 yourselves.John 13:35 · ἀγάπηνBy this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.John 15:9 · ἀγάπῃEven as the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you: abide 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 made known unto them thy name, and will make it known; that the love wherewith thou lovedst me may be in them, and I in them.Romans 5:5 · ἀγάπηand hope putteth not to shame; because the love of God hath been shed abroad in our hearts through the Holy Spirit which was given unto us.Romans 5:8 · ἀγάπηνBut God commendeth his own 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 anguish, 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 · ἀγάπηLet love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.Romans 13:10 · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπη.¶Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.Romans 14:15 · ἀγάπηνFor if because of meat thy brother is grieved, thou walkest no longer in love. Destroy not with thy meat him for whom Christ died.Romans 15:30 · ἀγάπηςNow I beseech you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ, and by 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 a spirit of gentleness?1 Corinthians 8:1 · ἀγάπηNow concerning things sacrificed to idols: We know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but love edifieth.1 Corinthians 13:1 · ἀγάπηνIf I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.1 Corinthians 13:2 · ἀγάπηνAnd if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.1 Corinthians 13:3 · ἀγάπηνAnd if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profiteth me nothing.1 Corinthians 13:4 · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπηLove suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,1 Corinthians 13:8 · ἀγάπηLove never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.1 Corinthians 13:13 · ἀγάπη, · ἀγάπη.¶But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the greatest of these is love.1 Corinthians 14:1 · ἀγάπην·Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.1 Corinthians 16:14 · ἀγάπῃLet all that ye do be done in love.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 made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.2 Corinthians 2:8 · ἀγάπην.Wherefore I beseech you to confirm your love toward him.2 Corinthians 5:14 · ἀγάπηFor the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;2 Corinthians 6:6 · ἀγάπῃin pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,2 Corinthians 8:7 · ἀγάπῃ,But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.2 Corinthians 8:8 · ἀγάπηςI speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.2 Corinthians 8:24 · ἀγάπηςShow ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.2 Corinthians 13:11 · ἀγάπηςFinally, brethren, farewell. Be perfected; be comforted; be of the same 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 Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.Galatians 5:13 · ἀγάπηςFor ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.Galatians 5:22 · ἀγάπη,But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,Ephesians 1:4 · ἀγάπῃeven as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blemish before him in love:Ephesians 1:15 · ἀγάπηνFor this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which ye show toward all the saints,Ephesians 2:4 · ἀγάπηνbut God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,Ephesians 3:17 · ἀγάπῃthat Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,Ephesians 3:19 · ἀγάπηνand to know the love of Christ which passeth knowledge, that ye may be filled unto 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 truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ;Ephesians 4:16 · ἀγάπῃ.¶from whom all the body fitly framed and knit together through that which every joint supplieth, according to the working in due measure of each several part, maketh the increase of the body unto the building up of itself in love.Ephesians 5:2 · ἀγάπῃand walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.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 all discernment;Philippians 1:16 · ἀγάπηςthe one do it of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel;Philippians 2:1 · ἀγάπης,If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,Philippians 2:2 · ἀγάπηνmake full my joy, that ye be of the same mind, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind;Colossians 1:4 · ἀγάπηνhaving heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have toward all the saints,Colossians 1:8 · ἀγάπηνwho also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.Colossians 1:13 · ἀγάπηςwho delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;Colossians 2:2 · ἀγάπῃthat their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, even Christ,Colossians 3:14 · ἀγάπην,and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.1 Thessalonians 1:3 · ἀγάπηςremembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father;1 Thessalonians 3:6 · ἀγάπηνBut when Timothy came even now unto us from you, and brought us glad tidings of your faith and love, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, longing to see us, even 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 also do toward you;1 Thessalonians 5:8 · ἀγάπηςBut let us, since we are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.1 Thessalonians 5:13 · ἀγάπῃand to esteem them exceeding highly in love for their work’s sake. Be at peace among yourselves.2 Thessalonians 1:3 · ἀγάπηWe are bound to give thanks to God always to you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith growth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth;2 Thessalonians 2:10 · ἀγάπηνand with all deceit of unrighteousness for 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 patience of Christ.1 Timothy 1:5 · ἀγάπηBut the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:1 Timothy 1:14 · ἀγάπηςand the grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.1 Timothy 2:15 · ἀγάπῃbut she shall be saved through her child-bearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.1 Timothy 4:12 · ἀγάπῃLet no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, 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 gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.2 Timothy 1:13 · ἀγάπῃHold the pattern of sound words which thou hast heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.2 Timothy 2:22 · ἀγάπην,But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.2 Timothy 3:10 · ἀγάπῃ,But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,Titus 2:2 · ἀγάπῃ,that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:Philemon 1:5 · ἀγάπηνhearing of thy love, and of the faith which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all the saints;Philemon 1:7 · ἀγάπῃFor I had much joy and comfort in thy love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through thee, brother.Philemon 1:9 · ἀγάπηνyet for love’s sake I rather beseech, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now a prisoner also of Christ Jesus:Hebrews 6:10 · ἀγάπηςfor God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.Hebrews 10:24 · ἀγάπηςand let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;1 Peter 4:8 · ἀγάπην · ἀγάπηabove all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:1 Peter 5:14 · ἀγάπης.Salute one another with a kiss of love.Peace be unto you all that are in Christ.2 Peter 1:7 · ἀγάπην.and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.1 John 2:5 · ἀγάπηbut whoso keepeth his word, in him verily hath the love of God been perfected. Hereby we know 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 children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.1 John 3:16 · ἀγάπηνHereby know we love, 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 the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?1 John 4:7 · ἀγάπηBeloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.1 John 4:8 · ἀγάπηHe that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.1 John 4:9 · ἀγάπηHerein was the love of God manifested in us, that God hath 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 beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us, and his love is perfected in us:1 John 4:16 · ἀγάπην · ἀγάπη · ἀγάπῃAnd we know and have believed the love which God hath in us. God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him.1 John 4:17 · ἀγάπηHerein is love made perfect with us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as he is, even 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 punishment; and 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, mercy, peace shall be with us, from God the Father, and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.2 John 1:6 · ἀγάπηAnd this is love, that we should walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, even as ye heard from the beginning, that ye should walk in it.3 John 1:6 · ἀγάπῃwho bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:Jude 1:2 · ἀγάπηMercy unto you and peace and love be multiplied.Jude 1:12 · ἀγάπαιςThese are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn trees 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 · ἀγάπηνBut I have this against thee, that thou didst leave thy first love.Revelation 2:19 · ἀγάπηνI know thy works, and thy love and faith and ministry and patience, and that thy last works are more than the first.