'Towards' in the Bible

for the word of the Lord sounded out from you, not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith which is towards God has gone abroad, so that we have no need to say anything;

Seeing that we were thus drawn affectionately towards you, it would have been a joy to us to have imparted to you not only God's Good News, but to have given our very lives also, because you had become very dear to us.

For you know that we acted towards every one of you as a father does towards his own children, encouraging and cheering you,

But you, may the Lord make to exceed and abound in love toward one another, and toward all, even as we also towards you,

For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more,

that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all.

See that no one render to any evil for evil, but pursue always what is good towards one another and towards all;

in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus towards you;

We ought to thank God always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, because your faith increases exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all towards one another abounds;

But if any widow hath children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to requite their parents: for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.

And a bondman of the Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;

Alexander the metal-worker showed bitter hostility towards me: the Lord will requite him according to his doings.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

hearing of thy love and the faith which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus, and towards all the saints,

in such sort that thy participation in the faith should become operative in the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in us towards Christ Jesus.

being able to exercise forbearance towards the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is clothed with infirmity;

But we, even while we speak in this tone, have a happier conviction concerning you, my dearly-loved friends--a conviction of things which point towards salvation.

For God is not unjust so that He is unmindful of your labour and of the love which you have manifested towards Himself in having rendered services to His people and in still rendering them.

This is the covenant which I will establish towards them after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their hearts, I will write them also in their understandings;

Ye endure for chastening, God conducts himself towards you as towards sons; for who is the son that the father chastens not?

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and make your hearts pure, you who are half-hearted towards God.

Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

For this is acceptable, if one, for conscience sake towards God, endure griefs, suffering unjustly.

because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

Extend ungrudging hospitality towards one another.

Likewise ye younger, be subject to the elder, and all of you bind on humility towards one another; for God sets himself against the proud, but to the humble gives grace.

If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

The Lord does not delay his promise, as some account of delay, but is longsuffering towards you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, we have boldness towards God,

And this is the boldness which we have towards him, that if we ask him anything according to his will he hears us.

Beloved, thou doest faithfully in whatever thou mayest have wrought towards the brethren and that strangers,