40 Bible Verses about Affection, Expressing

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Genesis 34:3

And his soul fastened on Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the maiden, and spoke consolingly to the maiden.

Luke 7:38

and standing at his feet behind him weeping, began to wash his feet with tears; and she wiped them with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed them with the myrrh.

2 Samuel 14:1

And Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

Luke 13:34

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those that are sent unto her, how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen her brood under her wings, and ye would not.

Romans 15:23

But now, having no longer place in these regions, and having great desire to come to you these many years,

2 Corinthians 7:11

For, behold, this same thing, your being grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought in you, but what excusing of yourselves, but what indignation, but what fear, but what ardent desire, but what zeal, but what vengeance: in every way ye have proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

Galatians 4:20

and I should wish to be present with you now, and change my voice, for I am perplexed as to you.

Philippians 2:26

since he had a longing desire after you all, and was distressed because ye had heard that he was sick;

2 Timothy 1:4

earnestly desiring to see thee, remembering thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;

2 Corinthians 6:12-13

Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your affections; but for an answering recompense, (I speak as to children,) let your heart also expand itself.

Mark 6:34

And on leaving the ship Jesus saw a great crowd, and he was moved with compassion for them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

1 Kings 3:26

Then spoke the woman whose was the living child to the king, for her bowels yearned over her son, and she said, Ah, my lord! give her the living child, and in no wise put it to death. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine; divide it.

2 Corinthians 2:4

For out of much tribulation and distress of heart I wrote to you, with many tears; not that ye may be grieved, but that ye may know the love which I have very abundantly towards you.

Psalm 35:14

I behaved myself as though he had been a friend, a brother to me; I bowed down in sadness, as one that mourneth for a mother.

Lamentations 2:11

Mine eyes are consumed with tears, my bowels are troubled; my liver is poured upon the earth, because of the ruin of the daughter of my people; because infant and suckling swoon in the streets of the city.

Romans 9:2-3

that I have great grief and uninterrupted pain in my heart, for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

Proverbs 23:15

My son, if thy heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine;

Proverbs 27:11

Be wise, my son, and make my heart glad, that I may have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me.

Galatians 4:14-15

and my temptation, which was in my flesh, ye did not slight nor reject with contempt; but ye received me as an angel of God, as Christ Jesus. What then was your blessedness? for I bear you witness that, if possible, plucking out your own eyes ye would have given them to me.

Proverbs 31:2-3

What, my son? and what, O son of my womb? and what, O son of my vows? Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to them that destroy kings.

2 Corinthians 7:7

and not by his coming only, but also through the encouragement with which he was encouraged as to you; relating to us your ardent desire, your mourning, your zeal for me; so that I the more rejoiced.

2 Corinthians 8:16

But thanks be to God, who gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.

2 Corinthians 12:19

Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.

Galatians 4:11-12

I am afraid of you, lest indeed I have laboured in vain as to you. Be as I am, for I also am as ye, brethren, I beseech you: ye have not at all wronged me.

Philippians 4:10

But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now however at length ye have revived your thinking of me, though surely ye did also think of me, but lacked opportunity.

1 Timothy 1:18

This charge, my child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,

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