9 Bible Verses about Affection For God's People
Most Relevant Verses
Be kind to one another with a brother's love, putting others before yourselves in honour;
So we have been comforted: and we had the greater joy in our comfort because of the joy of Titus, for his spirit had been made glad by you all. For I was not put to shame in anything in which I may have made clear to him my pride in you; but as we said nothing to you but what was true, so the good things which I said to Titus about you were seen by him to be true. And his love to you is the more increased by his memory of you all, how you gave way to his authority, and how you took him to your hearts with fear and honour.
Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
For God is my witness, how my love goes out to you all in the loving mercies of Christ Jesus.
In addition to all the other things, there is that which comes on me every day, the care of all the churches.
But we were gentle among you, like a woman caring for her little ones: Even so, being full of loving desire for you, we took delight in giving you not only God's good news, but even our lives, because you were dear to us.
We give praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, making prayer for you at all times,
