Where in the Bible does it mention agape?

Answer 1

Another answer from our community:John 3:16. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." Here, it is originally written as [agapao]

1 John 4:8 - Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. [agape].

As agape is the Greek word for ''selfless love'' it is not to be found in any English Bible. Its Greek usage is found in 1 Corinthians 13 as one example where the KJV translates it as ''charity'' and most others ''love''.

Answer 2

A:Agape is the Greek word for unconditional love and has no direct equivalent in English, nor in Aramaic and Hebrew. Thus when we read The Bible in english, we see the word 'love' whether the original Greek was agape or, for example, philia(brotherly love).

There are several places in the New Testament where agapecan be found in the original Greek, most famously when Jesus asked Peter three times whether he loved him. In this passage, we also see the companion word philia:

The first time Jesus asked Peter whether he loved him, Jesus asked about unconditional love (Greek: agape) and the question was comparative: "Do you love me more than these [the other disciples]?" Peter answered that he loves him, but only using the Greek word for friendly or brotherly love (philia).

Not satisfied, Jesus again asked Peter, "Do you love me?" Again, Jesus asked about sacred love (agape) but this time did not ask whether Peter loved Jesus more than the others. Again, Peter replied with the Greek word for brotherly love (philia).

In the third questioning, Jesus asked only whether Peter had brotherly love for him (philia). He accepted that this was the most that Peter would give. Peter was upset that it has been necessary to ask him three times. The subtext is that what really upset him was that his love was confirmed as less than unconditional.

Answer 3

Agape is a Greek term and is used to describe God's Love (1 John 4:8). Indeed, God is love. It is different from the other Greek term 'philia' or brotherly love and another world for romantic or sexual love.

If you had a bible version in the Greek language, you would see the term 'agape.'

Answer 4

The Greek language has different words for different types of love, including agape (unconditional love) and philia(brotherly love).
The most important biblical passage that mentions agape is in John's Gospel. Here, Jesus implied that the other disciples gave him unconditional love when he asked Peter, "Do you love (agape) me more than these (the other disciples)?" Each time, Peter answered that he loved Jesus, but each time he was only able to offer brotherly love (philia).

Answer 5

1 Corinthians 13