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ἀγαπάω G25

G25 is the Greek word ἀγαπάω, transliterated agapáō. The King James Version most often renders it love.

Word: ἀγαπάωTransliteration: agapáōLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 107 verses

What it means

to love (in a social or moral sense).

Where it comes from

perhaps from (much) (or compare G5689).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 138 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

love 69×loved 32×loveth 19×beloved 5×hast loved 4×having loved 2×lovest thou 2×love ye 1×same loveth 1×doth 1×have 1×lovedst 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (be-)love(-ed).

Verses using ἀγαπάω

The first 40 of 107 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 5:43 · KJV

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

Matthew 5:44 · KJV

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 5:46 · KJV

For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

Matthew 6:24 · KJV

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Matthew 19:19 · KJV

Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Matthew 22:37 · KJV

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

Matthew 22:39 · KJV

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Mark 10:21 · KJV

Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

Mark 12:30 · KJV

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.

Mark 12:31 · KJV

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.

Mark 12:33 · KJV

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Luke 6:27 · KJV

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Luke 6:32 · KJV

For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.

Luke 6:35 · KJV

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Luke 7:5 · KJV

For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.

Luke 7:42 · KJV

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

Luke 7:47 · KJV

Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same loveth little.

Luke 10:27 · KJV

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Luke 11:43 · KJV

Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

Luke 16:13 · KJV

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

John 3:16 · KJV

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:19 · KJV

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

John 3:35 · KJV

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

John 8:42 · KJV

Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me.

John 10:17 · KJV

Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

John 11:5 · KJV

Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

John 12:43 · KJV

For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 13:1 · KJV

Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.

John 13:34 · KJV

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

John 14:15 · KJV

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 14:21 · KJV

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

John 14:23 · KJV

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

John 14:24 · KJV

He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father’s which sent me.

John 14:28 · KJV

Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

John 14:31 · KJV

But that the world may know that I love the Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence.

John 15:9 · KJV

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

John 15:12 · KJV

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

John 15:17 · KJV

These things I command you, that ye love one another.

John 17:23 · KJV

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

John 17:24 · KJV

Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.

Common questions

What does Strong's G25 mean?

G25 is the Greek word ἀγαπάω (agapáō), meaning to love (in a social or moral sense).

How is G25 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it love (69 times), loved (32 times), loveth (19 times), beloved (5 times), hast loved (4 times), among others.

How many times does G25 appear in the Bible?

ἀγαπάω (agapáō) is tagged in 107 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G25 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps from (much) (or compare G5689).

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