8 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For The Church

besides the things outside conspiring against me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is caused to stumble, and I do not burn?

Therefore watch and remember that for the time of three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

For I long to see you, so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift, to you for the establishing of you.

For out of much trouble and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be grieved, but that you might know the love which I have more abundantly to you.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I have espoused you to one Man, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve in his craftiness, so your thoughts should be corrupted from the simplicity due to Christ.

My children, for whom I again travail until Christ should be formed in you, even now I desired to be present with you, and to change my voice; for I am in doubt as to you.

For I want you to know what a great conflict I have for you and those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh,

But, my brothers, when we were taken away from you for an hour's time (in presence, not in heart), more abundantly we were eager with much desire to see your face.