1 Corinthians 13:13 (NIV) And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Galatians 5:22 (NIV) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
Colossians 3:14 (NIV) And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
"What deserves to hold the first place among the fruits of the Spirit if not love? Without love other virtues are not reckoned to be virtues. From love is born all that is good." —Jerome, Epistle to the Galatians
Christianity Today, "Reflections," Vol. 44, no. 9., Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "LOVE".
