29 Bible Verses about Affection, Expressing

and came and stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with her hair, and kissed them, and put the perfume on them.

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy,

For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.

"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!

O Jerusalem! Jerusalem! murdering the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children around me, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, but you refused!

But now there is no more work for me in this part of the world, and as I have had a great desire for many years to come to see you,

See how earnest this God-given pain has made you! how eager to clear yourselves, how indignant, how alarmed, how eager to see me, how zealous, how avenging! At every point you have proved that you are clear of this matter.

I wish I could be with you now, and use a different tone with you, for I do not know which way to turn about you.

For he has been longing to see you all, and has been greatly distressed because you heard that he was sick.

So, my dear brothers whom I so long to see, my joy and pride, stand firm in the Lord, dear friends.

When I remember the tears you shed I long night and day to see you again, and have the perfect happiness

I have kept nothing back from you, men of Corinth; I have opened my heart to you.

It is not that I am cramping you, it is your own affections. To pay me back, I tell you, my children, you must open your hearts too.

But the sight of the crowds of people filled him with pity for them, because they were bewildered and dejected, like sheep that have no shepherd.

So when he got out of the boat, he found a great crowd gathered, and his heart was touched at the sight of them, because they were like sheep that have no shepherd; and he proceeded to teach them a great deal.

And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him, and pitied him, and ran and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

You must be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest,

For I was in great trouble and distress of mind when I wrote you, and I shed many tears as I did it, yet it was not to hurt your feelings, but to make you realize the extraordinary affection I have for you.

when I say that I am greatly pained and my heart is constantly distressed, for I could wish myself accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my natural kindred.

and yet what must have tried you in my physical condition, you did not scorn and despise, but you welcomed me like an angel of God, like Christ Jesus himself. What has become of that satisfaction of yours? For I can bear witness that you would have torn out your very eyes, if you could, and given them to me!

I do not write this to you to make you ashamed, but for your instruction as my dear children.

and not only by his coming, but by the comfort you had given him, for he told me how you longed to see me, how sorry you were, and how you took my part, which made me happier still.

Thank God, he puts the same devotion to you that I feel into Titus' heart,

Have you been supposing all along that it is before you I have been defending myself? It is in the sight of God and as a follower of Christ that I have been speaking. But it is all to do you good, dear friends,

I begin to be afraid that perhaps the labor I spent on you was wasted. Take my position, I beg you, brothers, just as I once took yours! You took no advantage of me then;

I was very glad, as a Christian, to have your interest in me revive again after so long; for you have always been interested, but you have had no opportunity to show it.

These are the instructions that I intrust to you, my son Timothy, and they are in accordance with the predictions made long ago about you. Fight the good fight with their aid,