Love in the Bible
This New Testament book describes love as patient, kind, and not self seeking.
Corinthians
Who did Jesus say we should love even when it’s hard?
Who are our enemies?
This couple was the first married pair in the Bible.
Who are Adam and Eve?
This symbol, often red or pink, is most commonly associated with love.
What is a heart?
Valentine’s Day is named after this Christian martyr.
Who is Saint Valentine?
This Old Testament book celebrates romantic love through poetry and imagery.
Song of Solomon
What parable did Jesus tell to show what loving your neighbor looks like?
The Good Samaritan
This couple waited many years for God’s promise of a child and eventually had Isaac.
Who are Abraham and Sarah?
This famous Roman god is the counterpart to the Greek god Eros, often associated with love and desire.
Who is Cupid?
In the United States, more than 36 million of these are exchanged each Valentine’s Day, making it the most popular Valentine’s gift.
What are greeting cards?
This Old Testament story shows sacrificial love when a Moabite woman refuses to leave her mother in law.
Ruth
Jesus showed humble love by performing this task for His disciples at the Last Supper.
What is washing their feet?
This man worked fourteen years to marry the woman he loved, Rachel.
Who is Jacob?
In psychology, this chemical in the brain is often linked to feelings of attraction and romantic love.
What is dopamine?
This popular Valentine’s candy is often printed with short messages like “Be Mine” or “True Love.”
What are conversation hearts?
This biblical figure showed deep friendship love toward David.
Jonathan
Jesus taught that no greater love exists than doing this.
What is laying down one’s life for one’s friends?
This couple’s love story includes loyalty, faith, and a famous line: “Where you go, I will go.”
Who are Ruth and Boaz?
This famous playwright wrote, “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.”
Who is Shakespeare?
In the 1800s, this company began mass-producing Valentine’s Day cards in the United States, helping popularize the holiday.
What is Hallmark?
This Greek word used in the Bible refers to unconditional, sacrificial love.
agape
In John 13, Jesus gave His disciples a “new commandment.” What is it?
What is to love one another as I have loved you?
This couple’s story involves sibling rivalry, deception, and the eventual birth of twins, Esau and Jacob.
Who are Isaac and Rebekah?
In Roman mythology, this goddess of love and beauty was said to have been born from sea foam.
Who is Venus?
These animals are sometimes symbols of love because they mate for life.
What are swans (or doves)?