8 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For The Church

Apart from the things without, my daily care, - my anxiety for all the assemblies; - Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and, I, am not burning?

Wherefore, be on the watch, remembering that, for three years, night and day, I gave myself no rest, with tears, admonishing each one.

For I am longing to see you, that I may impart some spiritual gift unto you, to the end ye may be established, -

For, out of much tribulation and anguish of heart, wrote I unto you, through many tears, - not that ye might be grieved, but that, the love, ye might know, which I have very abundantly unto you.

For I am jealous over you with a jealousy, of God; for I myself betrothed you unto one husband, to present, a chaste virgin, unto the Christ, - But I fear lest, by any means, as, the serpent, completely deceived Eve, in his craftiness, your minds should be corrupted from the singleness and the chastenesswhich are due unto the Christ.

My dear children! for whom I, again, am in birth-pains, until Christ be formed within you; - I could wish, however, to be present with you, even now, and to change my voice, - because I am perplexed regarding you.

For I desire you to know, how great a contest I am having - in behalf of you, and of those in Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Now, we, brethren, having been bereaved away from you, for the season of an hour, - in presence, not in heart, gave more abundant diligence, your face, to behold, with much longing;