8 Bible Verses about Affection, Of Paul For The Church
Most Relevant Verses
My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you.
Besides the external things, crowding upon me daily is the care of all the congregations.
If therefore any exhortation is in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies, fulfill my joy, that ye may think the same way, having the same love, being knit in soul, thinking in oneness,
nevertheless we became gentle in the midst of you, as a nurse cherishes her own children. Thus being desirous of you, we were pleased to impart to you, not only the good-news of God, but also our own souls, because ye have become beloved to us.
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always praying about you,
Because of this I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love for all the sanctified, I cease not expressing thanks for you, making remembrance of you in my prayers.
