9 Bible Verses about Affection For God's People

to the saints that are in the earth and to the excellent: all my delight is towards them.

loving one another with brotherly love, with honour preferring one another;

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort; yea, and we rejoiced even more exceedingly for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all. For if I have gloried of anything to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, even so our glorying, which I made before Titus, was found true. And his inward affection is more abundant toward you while he remembers the obedience of you all, how with fear and trembling ye received him.

loving you so much, that we were willing to give unto you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye are dear unto us.

For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ is formed in you,

Beside those things that are without, my daily combat is the welfare of all the congregations .

But we were gentle among you, as a mother feeding and caring for her children, loving you so much, that we were willing to give unto you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye are dear unto us.

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