Philippians 1:8
(God is my witness that I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself!)
Romans 1:9
God is my witness, the God whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I always mention you in my prayers,
Romans 9:1
I am telling the truth in Christ ??it is no lie, my conscience bears me out in the holy Spirit
Philippians 4:1
So then, my brothers, for whom I cherish love and longing, my joy and crown, this is how you must stand firm in the Lord, O my beloved.
2 Timothy 1:4
When I recall the tears you shed when we parted, I long by night and day to see you again. That would fill me with joy,
Luke 1:78
by the tender mercy of our God, who will make the Dawn visit us from on high,
2 Corinthians 6:12
'Restraint'? ??that lies with you, not me.
2 Corinthians 7:15
His own heart goes out to you all the more when he remembers how you all obeyed him, and how you received him with reverence and trembling.
2 Corinthians 13:9
I am glad to be weak if you are strong; mend your ways, that is all I ask.
Galatians 1:20
(I am writing you the sheer truth, I swear it before God!)
Galatians 4:19
O my dear children, you with whom I am in travail over again till Christ be formed within you,
Philippians 2:1
So by all the stimulus of Christ, by every incentive of love, by all your participation in the Spirit, by all your affectionate tenderness,
Philippians 2:26
for he has been yearning for you all. He has been greatly concerned because you heard he was ill.
Colossians 2:1
Striving? Yes, I want you to understand my deep concern for you and for those at Laodicea, for all who have never seen my face.
Colossians 3:12
As God's own chosen, then, as consecrated and beloved, be clothed with compassion, kindliness, humility, gentleness, and good temper ??13 forbear and forgive each other in any case of complaint; as Christ forgave you, so must you forgive.
1 Thessalonians 2:5
We never resorted to flattery (you know that), nor to any pretext for self-seeking (God is witness to that);
1 Thessalonians 2:8
fain, in our yearning affection for you, to impart not only the gospel of God to you but our very souls as well ??you had so won our love.
1 John 3:17
But whoever possesses this world's goods, and notices his brother in need, and shuts his heart against him, how can love to God remain in him?