9 Bible Verses about Affection For God's People

It belongeth unto the holy ones, whom, in his own land, Yahweh, ennobleth, In whom is all his delight

In your brotherly love, unto one another, being tenderly affectioned, in honour, unto one another, giving preference;

For this cause, have we received encouragement. In addition to our encouragement, however, much more abundantly, have we rejoiced over the joy of Titus, - that his spirit hath received refreshment from you all, That, if in anything - unto him - in your behalf - I have boasted, I have not been put to shame; but, as, all things, in truth, we told you, so, even our boasting before Titus, turned out to be, truth. And, his tender affections, are, much more abundantly towards you, when he calleth to mind the obedience, of you all, - how, with fear and trembling, ye gave him welcome.

Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well-pleased to impart unto you - not only the glad-message of God, but, our own lives also, - because, very dear to us, had ye become.

For God is, my witness, how I long for you all in the tender affections of Christ Jesus.

My dear children! for whom I, again, am in birth-pains, until Christ be formed within you; -

Apart from the things without, my daily care, - my anxiety for all the assemblies; -

But we became gentle in your midst, - as though, a nursing mother, had been cherishing her own children: Thus, yearning after you, we could have been well-pleased to impart unto you - not only the glad-message of God, but, our own lives also, - because, very dear to us, had ye become.

We are giving thanks unto God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, always, for you, offering prayer, -