40 Bible Verses about Affection, Expressing

Then his heart went out in love to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he said comforting words to her.

And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were washed with the drops from her eyes, and with her hair she made them dry, and kissing his feet she put the perfume on them.

If then there is any comfort in Christ, any help given by love, any uniting of hearts in the Spirit, any loving mercies and pity,

For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.

Now it was clear to Joab, the son of Zeruiah, that the king's heart was turning to Absalom.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who were sent to her! again and again would I have taken your children to myself, as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, but you would not!

But now, having no longer any place in these parts and having had for a number of years a great desire to come to you,

For you see what care was produced in you by this very sorrow of yours before God, what clearing of yourselves, what wrath against sin, what fear, what desire, what serious purpose, what punishment. In everything you have made it clear that you are free from sin in this business.

Truly my desire is to be present with you now, using a changed voice; for I am troubled about you.

Because his heart was with you all, and he was greatly troubled because you had news that he was ill:

So my brothers, well loved and very dear to me, my joy and crown, be strong in the Lord, my loved ones.

Desiring to see you, keeping in my memory your weeping, so that I may be full of joy;

Our mouth is open to you, O Corinthians, our heart is wide.

It is not our feelings to you which are narrow, but yours to us. Now to give me back payment of the same sort (I am talking as to my children), let your hearts be wide open to me.

But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.

And he got out, and saw a great mass of people, and he had pity on them, because they were like sheep without a keeper: and he gave them teaching about a number of things.

Then the mother of the living child came forward, for her heart went out to her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the child; do not on any account put it to death. But the other woman said, It will not be mine or yours; let it be cut in two.

Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.

And be kind to one another, full of pity, having forgiveness for one another, even as God in Christ had forgiveness for you.

As saints of God, then, holy and dearly loved, let your behaviour be marked by pity and mercy, kind feeling, a low opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, and a power of undergoing all things;

Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

For out of much trouble and pain of heart and much weeping I sent my letter to you; not to give you sorrow, but so that you might see how great is the love which I have to you.

My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.

My eyes are wasted with weeping, the inmost parts of my body are deeply moved, my inner parts are drained out on the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people; because of the young children and babies at the breast who are falling without strength in the open squares of the town.

That I am full of sorrow and pain without end. For I have a desire to take on myself the curse for my brothers, my family in the flesh:

My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

My son, be wise and make my heart glad, so that I may give back an answer to him who puts me to shame.

And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where then is that happy condition of yours? because I give you witness, that, if possible, you would have taken out your eyes and given them to me.

I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

My son, give ear to the training of your father, and do not give up the teaching of your mother:

The wounds of a friend are given in good faith, but the kisses of a hater are false.

What am I to say to you, O Lemuel, my oldest son? and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my oaths? Do not give your strength to women, or your ways to that which is the destruction of kings.

And not by his coming only, but by the comfort which he had in you, while he gave us word of your desire, your sorrow, your care for me; so that I was still more glad.

But praise be to God, who puts the same care for you into the heart of Titus.

It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.

I am in fear of you, that I may have been working for you to no purpose. My desire for you, brothers, is that you may be as I am, because I am as you are. You have done me no wrong;

But I am very glad in the Lord that your care for me has come to life again; though you did in fact take thought for me, but you were not able to give effect to it.

This order I give to you, Timothy my son, in harmony with the words of the prophets about you, so that by them you may be strong, fighting the good fight,