8 Bible Verses about Being Earnest For The Church

And beside the things which outwardly happen unto me, I am cumbered daily and do care for all congregations. Who is sick: and I am not sick? Who is hurt in the faith: and my heart burneth not?

Therefore awake and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one of you, both night and day with tears.

For I long to see you, that I might bestow among you some spiritual gift, to strengthen you withal.

For in great affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you.

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy. For I coupled you to one man, to make you a chaste virgin to Christ: But I fear, lest as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, even so your wits should be corrupt from the singleness that is in Christ.

My little children - of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be fashioned in you - I would I were with you now, and could change my voice, for I stand in a doubt of you.

I would ye knew what fighting I have for your sakes, and for them of Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my person in the flesh,

Forasmuch, brethren, as we are kept from you for a season, as concerning the bodily presence - but not in the heart - we enforced the more to see you personally with great desire,