8 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For The Church

Besides the external things, crowding upon me daily is the care of all the congregations. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I am not made fiery?

Therefore watch ye, remembering that for three years, night and day, I did not cease warning each one with tears.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart some spiritual gift to you, in order to establish you,

For out of much stress and dismay of heart, through many tears, I wrote to you, not that ye would be grieved, but that ye might know the love that I have so much more for you.

For I am jealous for you with a jealousy of God. For I betrothed you to one husband, a pure virgin to present to the Christ. But I fear lest somehow, as the serpent enticed Eve by his craftiness, so your thoughts might be corrupted from the simplicity in the Christ.

My little children, of whom I suffer birth pains again until Christ is formed in you. But I was wishing to be present with you now and to change my tone, because I am perplexed at you.

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have about you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh.

But we, brothers, who were orphaned from you for the time of an hour, in presence not in heart, hastened more earnestly to see your face, with much desire.