What Does the Bible Say About Loving A Man?

1 John 4:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous.

Ephesians 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, ...

Proverbs 7:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

She seizes him and kisses him, and with bold face she says to him,

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.” But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. ...

Romans 3:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. What if some were unfaithful? Does their faithlessness nullify the faithfulness of God? By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written, “That you may be justified in your words, and prevail when you are judged.” But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.) ...

Romans 1:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions. For their women exchanged natural relations for those that are contrary to nature;

John 3:16-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

Leviticus 24:10-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Now an Israelite woman's son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman's son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, and the Israelite woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan. And they put him in custody, till the will of the Lord should be clear to them. Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Bring out of the camp the one who cursed, and let all who heard him lay their hands on his head, and let all the congregation stone him. ...

Exodus 19:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

And he said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes

The two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them and bowed himself with his face to the earth and said, “My lords, please turn aside to your servant's house and spend the night and wash your feet. Then you may rise up early and go on your way.” They said, “No; we will spend the night in the town square.” But he pressed them strongly; so they turned aside to him and entered his house. And he made them a feast and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. But before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, both young and old, all the people to the last man, surrounded the house. And they called to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” ...

22 Bible Verses about Loving A Man

1 John 4:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 7:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 1:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 24:10-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 19:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Suggest a Verse

Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17)

22 Bible Verses about Loving A Man

1 John 4:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Proverbs 7:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 3:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Romans 1:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 3:16-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Matthew 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Leviticus 24:10-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Exodus 19:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful

Suggest a Verse

Enter a Verse Reference (e.g., John 3:16-17)

1 John 4:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Hebrews 13:4 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:28 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 6:9 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Leviticus 18:22 ESV / 4 helpful votes

1 Peter 3:7 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:33 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Ephesians 5:25 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Romans 1:1-32 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Proverbs 7:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes

Colossians 3:12 ESV / 2 helpful votes

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 3:1-31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Romans 1:26 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 3:16-18 ESV / 2 helpful votes

John 1:1 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Mark 12:31 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:28 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Matthew 5:17 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Leviticus 24:10-16 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Exodus 19:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes

Genesis 19:1-38 ESV / 2 helpful votes