Love in the Bible
This most famous verse declares "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son."
What is John 3:16?
"I heard your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."
Who is Adam
God parted this body of water so the Israelites could escape Pharaoh's army on dry ground (Exodus 14).
What is the Res Sea
This first woman, created from Adam's rib, was tempted by the serpent in the Garden of Eden and became the mother of all living (Genesis 3).
Who is Eve
This prophet sarcastically told the prophets of Baal to "cry aloud" because their god might be busy, on a journey, or even asleep and need waking up (1 Kings 18:27).
Who is Elijah
In 1 Corinthians 13, often called the "love chapter," the Bible states that love is patient and this other quality first mentioned right after.
What is kind
"Am I my brother's keeper?"
Who is Cain
Jesus performed his first miracle by turning water into this beverage at a wedding in Cana (John 2).
What is Wine
This courageous queen risked her life by approaching King Xerxes uninvited to save her people from destruction, famously saying, "If I perish, I perish"
Who is Esther
Jesus used this hyperbolic image of a person with a huge wooden beam in their own eye trying to remove a tiny speck from someone else's to mock hypocritical judgment (Matthew 7:3-5).
What is a plank
Jesus taught that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength—and to love this person as yourself.
What is your neighbor
"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
Who is Jesus
This prophet raised a widow's son from the dead in Zarephath, one of the earliest recorded resurrections (1 Kings 17).
Who is Elijah
This wise and beautiful woman intervened to prevent bloodshed by bringing food and wise words to David, averting his vengeance against her foolish husband Nabal (1 Samuel 25).
Who is Abigail
When the disciples asked why they couldn't cast out a demon, Jesus replied that this kind comes out only by prayer and fasting—then added that if they had faith the size of this tiny seed, they could move mountains (Matthew 17:20 / Mark 9:29).
What is a mustard seed
This New Testament book contains the verse "God is love," emphasizing that whoever lives in love lives in God.
What is 1 John
"Here am I. Send me!"
Who is Isiah
Elisha caused this iron tool to float to the surface of the Jordan River after it fell in, helping recover a borrowed item for the prophets (2 Kings 6).
What is an axe head
This Moabite widow showed great loyalty to her mother-in-law Naomi, declaring, "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay," and became an ancestor of King David and Jesus
Who is Ruth
This king of Israel sarcastically told the prophet Micaiah to prophesy only good things about him—then Micaiah dryly obliged with "Go up and triumph" before delivering the real doom-filled prophecy (1 Kings 22:12-14 / 2 Chronicles 18).
Who is Ahab
According to 1 John, perfect love drives out this emotion
What is Fear
"Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died."
Who is Martha
Jesus called this man out of the tomb after he had been dead four days, declaring "Lazarus, come forth!" (John 11).
Who is Lazarus?
This woman, was the first to see the risen Jesus and proclaimed the resurrection to the disciples (John 20; Mark 16).
Who is Mary Magdalene
“Blank” fired back at his know-it-all friends with this biting sarcastic line: "No doubt you are the people, and wisdom will die with you" (Job 12:2).
Who is Job