'Affection' in the Bible

Yet on your fathers did the Lord set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.

His affection abounds all the more toward you, as he remembers the obedience of you all, how you received him with fear and trembling.

For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus.

Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,

Having so fond an affection for you, we were well-pleased to impart to you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become very dear to us.