The Bible says that it’s better to love and lose than to never love at all. That’s because love is worth the risk, even if it means that you might get hurt.
The Bible is full of love stories. From the story of Adam and Eve to Ruth and Boaz, God has used love to illustrate His character. He is a God who loves us so much that He was willing to sacrifice His own Son for us!
In the same way, Jesus tells us that we need to love others as He has loved us: sacrificially and unconditionally.
If you have been hurt by someone you love, it’s hard to imagine that person being able to love like Jesus did. But if we look at our own lives, we can see many ways in which we have failed in loving others well. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes being hurt before we understand what it means to be loved well.
Here are some Bible verses about hurting the one you love
Bible verses about hurting the one you love
“If you love someone, you will be loyal to them even when they hurt you. It is not always easy to maintain your faithfulness, but it is necessary. If you love someone, then you must be loyal to them no matter what.” – 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
“Forgive as the Lord forgave you, so that you may live.” (Colossians 3:13)
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (Ephesians 4:29)
“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes!” (Matthew 18:6-7)
“But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you.” Matthew 5:44
“Let no one seek his own good, but that of the other.” 1 Corinthians 10:24
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not gloat over unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; bears all things, believes all things hopes all things endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect (Matthew 5:43-48).
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. Love never fails.
Romans 12:9-10
Let love be sincere; hate what is evil, hold on to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
Bible verses about hard love
There are many kinds of love, but there is a special kind called hard love. Hard love is the love that you give when it hurts to give it. It is the love you give even though you know it may not be returned. It is the love that drives you to do what must be done, even if the person receiving it doesn’t want or appreciate it.
Hard Love in the Bible
The Bible talks about hard love in many places. One example is 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NIV:
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends[a].
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.
What Bible verses about hard love are there?
There are many verses in the Bible that talk about love being painful and difficult. Here are a few examples:
When Jesus was asked which commandment was most important, he said to love God with all your heart and to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-40).
Jesus said that if you want eternal life then you must keep all of the commandments including loving your neighbor (Matthew 19:17-19).
Jesus taught that when we love other people our light shines brighter before God (Matthew 5:14-16).
Jesus taught that when we love others we are doing what God wants us to do because God loves everyone equally (Mark 12:31).
There are many different types of love in the Bible. Some are unconditional, like the love of God and the love Jesus has for us. Other types of love are conditional. For example, God’s love is unconditional but our love for others should be conditional. The most common type of conditional love is romantic love.
When it comes to romantic relationships, there is no question that they can be difficult and even painful at times. However, these difficulties are not necessarily due to the fact that your partner doesn’t love you enough or that they aren’t good enough for you. Instead, the problem may be you — your expectations or lack thereof.
If you’re experiencing these difficulties, take a look at some of these Bible verses about hard love:
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up.” (1 Corinthians 13:4)
“We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love each other.” (1 John 3:14)
“Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” (Jude 1:21)
“Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up;” (1 Corinthians 13:4)
“Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.” (1 Corinthians 13:4-5)
“Love endures all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures through all things.” (1 Corinthians 13:7)
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.” (1 Corinthians 13:1)
“And now abide faith, hope and love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13)
1 John 4:7-21 (NIV)
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.