For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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ἀγάπη
Vocabulary form:
ajgavph, -hV, hJ
Definition:
love
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
116
GK:
27
Root:
ajgaph
Cognates:
The agape was the early love feast of Christians.
Mnemonic Singing:
Love lifted me,
love lifted me,
when nothing else could help,
love lifted me.
Verse:
“And now remain faith, hope, and ἀγάπη; these three. And the greatest of these is ἀγάπη.” (1 Cor 13:13)
Biblical Concordance
| Philippians 1:16 | The latter do it out of love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem), knowing that I am here for the defense of the gospel. |
| Philippians 2:1 | So if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem), if any fellowship in the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, |
| Philippians 2:2 | make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem), united in spirit, with a single purpose. |
| Colossians 1:4 | for we have heard of your faith your in Christ Jesus and the love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) that you have for all the saints. |
| Colossians 1:8 | and has told us of your love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) in the Spirit. |
| Colossians 1:13 | He has rescued us from the tyranny of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) Son, |
| Colossians 2:2 | My goal is that their hearts may be encouraged and knit together in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), so that they may have all the wealth of full assurance and the knowledge of God’s mystery, God’s which is Christ, |
| Colossians 3:14 | And cover all And these virtues with love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem), which is the bond that leads to perfection. |
| 1 Thessalonians 1:3 | remembering before our God and Father your work of faith, your labor of love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) and the steadfastness of your hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:6 | But just now Timothy has come to us from you, and has brought us the good news of your faith and your love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem); and that you always think of us with affection and long to see us even as we long to see you. |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:12 | And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) for one another and for all, even as we do for you, |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:8 | but let us who belong to the daylight stay sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem), and as a helmet the hope of salvation. |
| 1 Thessalonians 5:13 | and to esteem them very highly in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. |
| 2 Thessalonians 1:3 | We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of each one of you for one another is increasing, |
| 2 Thessalonians 2:10 | and with every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they did not accept the love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) of the truth so as to be saved. |
| 2 Thessalonians 3:5 | Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) of God and into the endurance of Christ. |
| 1 Timothy 1:5 | But the But goal of this command is love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) from a clean heart and a clear conscience clear and a sincere faith. sincere |
| 1 Timothy 1:14 | and the grace of our Lord completely overflowed for me with faith and love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) that are in Christ Jesus. |
| 1 Timothy 2:15 | but she will be saved through childbearing, if they remain in faith and love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) and holiness, with modesty. |
| 1 Timothy 4:12 | Let no one treat you contemptuously because of your youth, but be an example for the faithful in speech, in conduct, in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), in faith, in purity. |
| 1 Timothy 6:11 | But you, man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem), endurance, gentleness. |
| 2 Timothy 1:7 | for God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power and of love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) and of self-control. |
| 2 Timothy 1:13 | Hold to the pattern of healthy words that you have heard from me in the faith and the love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) that is in Christ Jesus. |
| 2 Timothy 2:22 | So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem), peace, with those who call upon the Lord out of a clean heart. |
| 2 Timothy 3:10 | But you followed my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), my steadfastness, |
| Titus 2:2 | Older men should be clear-minded, dignified, self-controlled, healthy in faith, in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), and in steadfastness. |
| Philemon 1:5 | because I hear of your love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) for all the saints and your faith in the Lord Jesus. |
| Philemon 1:7 | For I have derived much joy and encouragement from your love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed by you. |
| Philemon 1:9 | yet for love’s (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) sake I prefer to appeal to you — I, Paul, an old man and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus — |
| Hebrews 6:10 | For God is not so unjust as to forget your work and the love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) you have demonstrated for his cause, when you served and continue to serve fellow believers. |
| Hebrews 10:24 | And let us take thought of how to spur one another on to love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem) and good works, |
| 1 Peter 4:8 | Above all, maintain a fervent love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) among yourselves, for love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) covers a multitude of sins. |
| 1 Peter 5:14 | Greet one another with the kiss of love (agapēs | ἀγάπης | gen sg fem). Peace be with all of you who are in Christ. |
| 2 Peter 1:7 | by godliness brotherly affection, and by brotherly affection love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem). |
| 1 John 2:5 | But whoever keeps his word, truly in that person is the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of God brought to fulfillment. This is how we can be sure that we are in him: |
| 1 John 2:15 | Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of the Father is not in him. |
| 1 John 3:1 | See what great love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God — and so we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. |
| 1 John 3:16 | By this we have come to know love: (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) that he laid down his life on our behalf. And we are obligated to lay down our lives for the brothers. |
| 1 John 3:17 | But whoever has this world’s resources and sees his fellow Christian in need yet closes his heart against him, how does the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of God abide in him? |
| 1 John 4:7 | Dear friends, let us love one another, because love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. |
| 1 John 4:8 | The person who does not love does not know God, because God is love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem). |
| 1 John 4:9 | By this the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of God is revealed to us: that God has sent his one and only Son into the world so that we might live through him. |
| 1 John 4:10 | In this is love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem), not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as a propitiation for our sins. |
| 1 John 4:12 | No one has ever seen God. If we love one another, God abides in us, and his love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) has achieved its goal in us. |
| 1 John 4:16 | And we have come to know and to trust the love (agapēn | ἀγάπην | acc sg fem) that God has for us. God is love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem), and the one who abides in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem) abides in God, and God abides in him. |
| 1 John 4:17 | By this, love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) is fully realized among us, so that we may have confidence in the day of judgment; because just as he is, so also are we in this world. |
| 1 John 4:18 | There is no fear in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem), but perfect love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) drives out fear because fear has to do with punishment. So the one who fears has not been perfected in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem). |
| 1 John 5:3 | For this is the love (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) of God: that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, |
| 2 John 1:3 | Grace, mercy, and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ the Son of the Father, in truth and in love (agapē | ἀγάπῃ | dat sg fem). |
| 2 John 1:6 | And this is love: (agapē | ἀγάπη | nom sg fem) that we walk according to his commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it. |
Mnemonics
agapay mnemonic
Human souls have A GAP, A gap that can only be filled wIth LOVE.