# Where is “Let all that you do be done in love” in the Bible?

> “Let all that you do be done in love” is 1 Corinthians 16:14.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/let-all-that-you-do-be-done-in-love
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it near the end of his first letter to the church in Corinth.

## The verse

> Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Let everything you do be done in love.
>
> — [1 Corinthians 16:13-14](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-corinthians/16#13) (Lumin Translation)

English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here.

## What it means there

The verse before it is a call to courage: be alert, stand firm, be strong. Paul puts love right beside it. Strength without love is not what he is asking for.

## Common questions

### Where is “Let all that you do be done in love” in the Bible?

“Let all that you do be done in love” is 1 Corinthians 16:14. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it near the end of his first letter to the church in Corinth.

### Is “Let all that you do be done in love” in the Bible?

Yes. It is 1 Corinthians 16:14. In the Lumin Translation, 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 reads: “Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Let everything you do be done in love.”

### Who said “Let all that you do be done in love”?

Paul writes it near the end of his first letter to the church in Corinth.

### What does “Let all that you do be done in love” mean in the Bible?

The verse before it is a call to courage: be alert, stand firm, be strong. Paul puts love right beside it. Strength without love is not what he is asking for.

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