8 Bible Verses about Affection, Of Paul For The Church

For God is my witness how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus himself.

my children??ou for whom I am enduring a mother's pains again, until Christ is formed in you.

And besides everything else, the thing that burdens me every day is my anxiety about all the churches.

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy, make me perfectly happy by living in harmony, with the same attitude of love, with the same feeling and purpose.

We were children when we were with you; we were like a mother nursing her children. That was the kind of affection we had for you, which made us ready to share with you not only God's good news but our own lives too, because you were so dear to us.

For this reason I kneel before the Father

We never pray for you without thanking God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

This is why I, for my part, since I have heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus that prevails among you and among all God's people, never cease to thank God for you when I mention you in my prayers.