8 Bible Verses about Affection, Of Paul For The Church

For God is my witness how ardently I love you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

My little children, for whom I again suffer the pains of gestation, till Christ be formed in you,

besides those things which come upon me from other sources, I have a daily concourse of troubles my anxiety for all the churches.

If, therefore, there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort arising from love, if any participation of the Spirit, if any affections and mercies, fulfill my joy, that you be of the same mind, having the same love, of one soul, of one mind;

But we were gentle among you. As a nurse nourishes her children, so, having a strong affection for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God, but our own lives also, because you had become dear to us.

For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

For this reason I also, since I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and your love to all the saints, do not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,