1 Thessalonians 2:8

with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.

2 Corinthians 12:15

Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?

1 John 3:16

We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Jeremiah 13:15-17

Then I said to the people of Judah, "Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the Lord has spoken.

Romans 1:11-12

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,

Romans 9:1-3

I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit --

Romans 10:1

Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.

Romans 15:29

and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ's blessing.

2 Corinthians 6:1

Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 6:11-13

We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart has been opened wide to you.

Galatians 4:19

My children -- I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!

Philippians 1:8

For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 2:17

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

Philippians 2:20

For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.

Philippians 2:25-26

But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.

Philippians 4:1

So then, my brothers and sisters, dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Colossians 1:7

You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave -- a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf --

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

Hebrews 13:17

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

Luke 7:2

A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.

Acts 20:23-24

except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

Bible References

Affectionately

Jeremiah 13:15
Then I said to the people of Judah, "Listen and pay attention! Do not be arrogant! For the Lord has spoken.
Romans 1:11
For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to strengthen you,
Romans 9:1
I am telling the truth in Christ (I am not lying!), for my conscience assures me in the Holy Spirit --
Romans 10:1
Brothers and sisters, my heart's desire and prayer to God on behalf of my fellow Israelites is for their salvation.
Romans 15:29
and I know that when I come to you I will come in the fullness of Christ's blessing.
2 Corinthians 6:1
Now because we are fellow workers, we also urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
Galatians 4:19
My children -- I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you!
Philippians 1:8
For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 2:25
But for now I have considered it necessary to send Epaphroditus to you. For he is my brother, coworker and fellow soldier, and your messenger and minister to me in my need.
Colossians 1:28
We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls and will give an account for their work. Let them do this with joy and not with complaints, for this would be no advantage for you.

But

Acts 20:23
except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.
2 Corinthians 12:15
Now I will most gladly spend and be spent for your lives! If I love you more, am I to be loved less?
Philippians 2:17
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.
1 John 3:16
We have come to know love by this: that Jesus laid down his life for us; thus we ought to lay down our lives for our fellow Christians.

Dear

Luke 7:2
A centurion there had a slave who was highly regarded, but who was sick and at the point of death.
Philippians 2:20
For there is no one here like him who will readily demonstrate his deep concern for you.
Colossians 1:7
You learned the gospel from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave -- a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf --
Philemon 1:1
From Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon, our dear friend and colaborer,

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