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The Love of Jehoshabeath for Joash
2 Chronicles 22:11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king,
took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons
that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So
Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the
priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so
that she slew him not.
Jesus Forgives The Jewish Leaders and Roman Soldiers
Luke 23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Solomon forgives His Brother Adonijah
1 Kings 1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down
from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and
Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
David forgives Shimei for Cursing and Stone Throwing
2 Samuel 16:9-13 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto
the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go
over, I pray thee, and take off his head. And the king said, What
have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because
the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say,
Wherefore hast thou done so? And David said to Abishai, and to all
his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh
my life: how much more now may this Benjamite do it?
let him alone, and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him. It
may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD
will requite me good for his cursing this day. And as David and his
men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over
against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and
cast dust. ...
2 Samuel 19:23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou
shalt not die. And the king sware unto him.
1 Kings 2:8-9 And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei
the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a
grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down
to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will
not put thee to death with the sword. Now therefore hold him not
guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou
oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the
grave with blood.
David Forgives King Saul
1 Samuel 24:10-12 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how
that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave:
and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared
thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord;
for he is the LORD'S anointed. Moreover, my father, see, yea,
see the skirt of thy robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the
skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have
not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it. The
LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but
mine hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for
who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be
guiltless?
1 Samuel 26:23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness
and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my
hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the
LORD'S anointed.
2 Samuel 1:14-17 And David said unto him, How wast thou not
afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?
And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and
fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. And David said unto
him, Thy blood be upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified
against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed. And David
lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
Moses Forgives the Israelites
Numbers 12:1-13 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses
because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had
married an Ethiopian woman. And they said, Hath the LORD indeed
spoken only by Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD
heard it. (Now the man Moses was very meek, above all
the men which were upon the face of the earth.) And the LORD
spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miriam, Come out
ye three unto the tabernacle of the congregation. And they three
came out. And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and
stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and
Miriam: and they both came forth. ...
Joseph forgives his brothers
Genesis 45:5-15 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with
yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you
to preserve life. For these two years hath the famine been
in the land: and yet there are five years, in the which there shall neither
be earing nor harvest. And God sent
me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save
your lives by a great deliverance. So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to
Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the
land of Egypt. Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him,
Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come
down unto me, tarry not: ...
Genesis 50:19-21 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for
am I in the place of God? But as for you, ye thought evil
against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as
it is this day, to save much people alive. Now therefore fear
ye not: I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted
them, and spake kindly unto them.
Esau Forgives Jacob
Genesis 33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and
fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.
Genesis 33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought
to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I
have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
Forgiving Enemies
Exodus 23:4-5 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray,
thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. If thou see the ass of him
that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him,
thou shalt surely help with him.
Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it
is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 24:17 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not
thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:
Proverbs 24:29 Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I
will render to the man according to his work.
Proverbs 25:21-22 If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat;
and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of
fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
Ecclesiastes 7:21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken;
lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:
Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy.
Matthew 5:39-41 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him
have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go
with him twain.
Matthew 5:43-48 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love
thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children
of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye
love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the
same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others?
do not even the publicans so? ...
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
Matthew 6:14-15 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 18:21-35 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft
shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus
saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy
times seven. Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a certain king,
which would take account of his servants. And when he had begun to reckon,
one was brought unto him, which owed him ten thousand talents. But forasmuch
as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife, and
children, and all that he had, and payment to be made. ...
Mark 11:25-26 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought
against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your
trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trespasses.
Luke 6:27-37 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do
good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them
which despitefully use you. And unto him that smiteth thee on the one
cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not
to take thy coat also. Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him
that taketh away thy goods ask them not again. And as ye would that
men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise. ...
Luke 11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that
is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from
evil.
Luke 17:3-4 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against
thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against
thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee,
saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Romans 12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Romans 12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things
honest in the sight of all men.
Romans 12:19-21 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will
repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he
thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his
head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
1 Corinthians 4:12-13 And labour, working with our own hands: being
reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being defamed, we
intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the
offscouring of all things unto this day.
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if
any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also
do ye.
Philemon 1:10-18 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have
begotten in my bonds: Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now
profitable to thee and to me: Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive
him, that is, mine own bowels: Whom I would have retained with me, that in
thy stead he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel: But
without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy benefit should not be as it
were of necessity, but willingly. ...
1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but
contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should
inherit a blessing.
The Love of Money is the Root of All Evil
1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil:
which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and
pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
The Love of the Christians in Rome for Paul
Acts 28:15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they
came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when
Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
The Love of the Roman Centurion for his Servant
Luke 7:2-6 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto
him, was sick, and ready to die. And when he heard of Jesus, he sent
unto him the elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and
heal his servant. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him
instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this: For he
loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue. Then Jesus went
with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion
sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I
am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: ...
The Love of the Friends and Family of Job
Job 42:11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his
sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did
eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted
him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also
gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
The Love of Mordecai for Esther
Esther 2:7 And he brought up Hadassah, that
is, Esther,
his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the
maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and
mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
The Love of Nehemiah for the Israelites
Nehemiah 5:10-15 I likewise,
and my brethren, and my
servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave
off this usury. Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their
lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the
hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the
oil, that ye exact of them. Then said they, We will restore them,
and will require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I
called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do
according to this promise. Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake
out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not
this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the
congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did
according to this promise. Moreover from the time that I was appointed
to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even
unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is,
twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the
governor. ...
The Love of Man for God
Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,
and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 5:10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love
me and keep my commandments.
Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deuteronomy 7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is
God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love
him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
Deuteronomy 10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require
of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love
him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,
Deuteronomy 11:1 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep
his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his commandments,
alway.
Deuteronomy 11:13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken
diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to love the
LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 11:22 For if ye shall diligently keep all these
commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to
walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;
Deuteronomy 13:3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that
prophet, or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to
know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your
soul.
Deuteronomy 30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart,
and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart,
and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.
Deuteronomy 30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD
thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes
and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God
shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deuteronomy 30:20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and
that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for
he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in
the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to
Jacob, to give them.
Joshua 22:5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law,
which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love the LORD your God,
and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave
unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.
Joshua 23:11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love
the LORD your God.
Psalms 18:1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 31:23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD
preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms 37:4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee
the desires of thine heart.
Psalms 45:10-11 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine
ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house; So shall the king
greatly desire thy beauty: for he is thy Lord; and worship thou him.
Psalms 63:5-6 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and
fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I
remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night
watches.
Psalms 69:35-36 For God will save Zion, and will build the cities of
Judah: that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. The seed also
of his servants shall inherit it: and they that love his name shall dwell
therein.
Psalms 73:25-26 Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there
is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my
heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my
portion for ever.
Psalms 91:14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I
deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.
Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the
souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and
my supplications.
Psalms 145:20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the
wicked will he destroy.
Proverbs 8:17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early
shall find me.
Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes
observe my ways.
Isaiah 56:6-7 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to
the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his
servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh
hold of my covenant; Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make
them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their
sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be
called an house of prayer for all people.
Jeremiah 2:2-3 Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, Thus
saith the LORD; I remember thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of
thine espousals, when thou wentest after me in the wilderness, in a land
that was not sown. Israel was holiness unto the LORD, and
the firstfruits of his increase: all that devour him shall offend; evil
shall come upon them, saith the LORD.
Matthew 22:37-38 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This
is the first and great commandment.
Mark 12:29-30 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the
commandments is, Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord: And
thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first
commandment.
Mark 12:32-33 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast
said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he: And to
love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all
the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbour as
himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Luke 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and
all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought
ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
John 5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is
shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to
them that love God, to them who are the called according to his
purpose.
1 Corinthians 8:3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more
and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of
God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of
power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
1 John 2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of
God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.
1 John 2:15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in
the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
1 John 3:17-18 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his
brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him,
how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in
word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1 John 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another,
God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1 John 4:16-21 And we have known and believed the love that God hath
to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in
him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day
of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in
love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that
feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us.
If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that
loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath
not seen? ...
1 John 5:1-3 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of
God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is
begotten of him. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we
love God, and keep his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.
This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye
should walk in it.
Jude 1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy
of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.
The Love of Obadiah for the Prophets of God
1 Kings 18:4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the
prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid
them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
The Love of David for His People
2 Samuel 15:30 And David went up by the ascent of
mount
Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went
barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man
his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
2 Samuel 17:27-29 And it came to pass, when David was come to
Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of
Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the
Gileadite of Rogelim, Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and
wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and
lentiles, and parched pulse, And honey, and butter, and sheep,
and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with
him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and
thirsty, in the wilderness.
The Love of Naomi for Ruth and Boaz
Ruth 1:1-22 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges
ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of
Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife,
and his two sons. And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the
name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion,
Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of Moab,
and continued there. And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was
left, and her two sons. And they took them wives of the women of Moab;
the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth:
and they dwelled there about ten years. And Mahlon and Chilion died also
both of them; and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband.
...
Ruth 2:1-23 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty
man of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name was Boaz.
And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and
glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall find grace.
And she said unto her, Go, my daughter. And she went, and came, and
gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a
part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the
kindred of Elimelech. And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said
unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him,
The LORD bless thee. Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over
the reapers, Whose damsel is this? ...
Ruth 3:1-18 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My
daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?
And now is not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens thou wast?
Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the threshingfloor. Wash thyself
therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee
down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until
he shall have done eating and drinking. And it shall be, when he lieth
down, that thou shalt mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt
go in, and uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee
what thou shalt do. And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me
I will do. ...
The Love of Abraham for His Nephew Lot
Genesis 14:14-16 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken
captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house,
three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. And he
divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote
them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of
Damascus. And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his
brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Examples of Christian Love
Matthew 5:41-42 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of
thee turn not thou away.
Matthew 10:41-42 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet
shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in
the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold
water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in
no wise lose his reward.
Matthew 25:34-40 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked,
and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye
came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? ...
Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my
name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
his reward.
Luke 10:25-37 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted
him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto
him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as
thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is
my neighbour? ...
Acts 20:26-27 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am
pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare
unto you all the counsel of God.
Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three
years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Acts 26:29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but
also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I
am, except these bonds.
Romans 1:12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me.
Romans 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Romans 9:1-3 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also
bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and
continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Romans 12:15-16 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them
that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high
things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for
peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink
wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or
is made weak.
Romans 15:1-2 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities
of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his
neighbour for his good to edification.
Romans 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be
likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Romans 15:7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received
us to the glory of God.
Romans 15:14-15 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren,
that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to
admonish one another. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly
unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is
given to me of God,
Romans 15:24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to
you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way
thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
Romans 15:32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God,
and may with you be refreshed.
Romans 16:1-16 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a
servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord,
as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath
need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life
laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all
the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in
their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of
Achaia unto Christ. ...
Romans 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I
am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that
which is good, and simple concerning evil.
1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace
of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 4:14-16 I write not these things to shame you, but as
my beloved sons I warn you. For though ye have ten thousand
instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ
Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye
followers of me.
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's
wealth.
2 Corinthians 1:3-6 Blessed be God, even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who
comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them
which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are
comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our
consolation also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we be afflicted, it is
for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of
the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it
is for your consolation and salvation.
2 Corinthians 1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we
are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord
Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:23-24 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul,
that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that we have
dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye
stand.
2 Corinthians 2:1-17 But I determined this with myself, that I would
not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is he then
that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? And I wrote
this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of
whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the
joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote
unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might
know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. But if any have caused
grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you
all. ...
2 Corinthians 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and
read of all men:
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the
Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 6:4-6 But in all things approving ourselves as
the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in
distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
2 Corinthians 6:11-13 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto
you, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are
straitened in your own bowels. Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as
unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
2 Corinthians 7:1-4 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no man,
we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this
to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to
die and live with you. Great is my boldness of speech toward
you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am
exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation
wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your
mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
2 Corinthians 7:12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it
not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered
wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for
I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a
chaste virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:14-16 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to
you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for
the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the
children. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more
abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. But be it so, I did not burden
you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
2 Corinthians 12:19-21 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto
you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly
beloved, for your edifying. For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find
you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye
would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes,
backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: And lest, when I come
again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many
which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and
fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
2 Corinthians 13:9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are
strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Galatians 4:11-20 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you
labour in vain. Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am
as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. Ye know how through
infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. And my
temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received
me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where is then the
blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been
possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to
me. ...
Galatians 6:1-2 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which
are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so
fulfil the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto
all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Ephesians 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my
tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 6:22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that
ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Philippians 1:3-5 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your
fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Philippians 1:7-8 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all,
because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the
defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of
Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:23-26 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire
to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide
in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I
know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and
joy of faith; That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for
me by my coming to you again.
Philippians 2:19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus
shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your
state.
Philippians 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and
now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of
Christ:
Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for,
my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Colossians 1:3-4 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Colossians 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up
that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's
sake, which is the church:
Colossians 1:28-29 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching
every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ
Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which
worketh in me mightily.
Colossians 2:1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have
for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not
seen my face in the flesh;
Colossians 2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you
in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your
faith in Christ.
Colossians 4:7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who
is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the
Lord:
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith,
and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the
sight of God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of
God.
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse
cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were
willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our
own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and
charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye
would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a
short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see
your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I
Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. For what is our hope, or
joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I
sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you,
and our labour be in vain.
1 Thessalonians 3:7-10 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over
you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye
stand fast in the Lord. For what thanks can we render to God again for you,
for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; Night and
day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that
which is lacking in your faith?
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in
love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do
toward you:
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting
on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of
salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify
one another, even as also ye do.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are
unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all
men.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches
of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations
that ye endure:
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure
heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy 5:9-10 Let not a widow be taken into the number under
threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, Well reported of for
good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers,
if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if
she have diligently followed every good work.
1 Timothy 6:2 And they that have believing masters, let them not
despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them
service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit.
These things teach and exhort.
1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
2 Timothy 1:3-4 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers
with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my
prayers night and day; Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy
tears, that I may be filled with joy;
2 Timothy 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the
gospel according to the power of God;
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes,
that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory.
Philemon 1:8-9 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to
enjoin thee that which is convenient, Yet for love's sake I rather beseech
thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of
Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him,
that is, mine own bowels:
Philemon 1:16-21 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother
beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh,
and in the Lord? If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as
myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on
mine account; I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay
it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own
self besides. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my
bowels in the Lord. ...
Hebrews 5:2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that
are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Hebrews 6:9-10 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you,
and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is
not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed
toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Hebrews 13:1-3 Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to
entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which
suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Hebrews 13:22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of
exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is
this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to
keep himself unspotted from the world.
Examples of Man's Love for His Fellow Man
Exodus 32:31-32 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this
people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Yet now, if
thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy
book which thou hast written.
Psalms 133:1-3 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment
upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that
went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the
dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD
commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Proverbs 24:17-18 Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not
thine heart be glad when he stumbleth: Lest the LORD see it, and it
displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.
Matthew 5:41-42 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with
him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of
thee turn not thou away.
Matthew 10:41-42 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet
shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in
the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward. And
whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold
water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in
no wise lose his reward.
Matthew 25:34-40 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked,
and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye
came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? ...
Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my
name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
his reward.
Luke 10:25-37 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted
him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? He said unto
him, What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as
thyself. And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou
shalt live. But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is
my neighbour? ...
Acts 20:26-27 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am
pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare
unto you all the counsel of God.
Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three
years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
Acts 26:29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but
also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I
am, except these bonds.
Romans 1:12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the
mutual faith both of you and me.
Romans 5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet
peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Romans 9:1-3 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also
bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, That I have great heaviness and
continual sorrow in my heart. For I could wish that myself were accursed
from Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:
Romans 12:15-16 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them
that weep. Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high
things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
Romans 14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make for
peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.
Romans 14:21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink
wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or
is made weak.
Romans 15:1-2 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities
of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his
neighbour for his good to edification.
Romans 15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be
likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Romans 15:7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received
us to the glory of God.
Romans 15:14-15 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren,
that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to
admonish one another. Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly
unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the grace that is
given to me of God,
Romans 15:24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to
you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way
thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.
Romans 15:32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God,
and may with you be refreshed.
Romans 16:1-16 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a
servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: That ye receive her in the Lord,
as becometh saints, and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath
need of you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.
Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus: Who have for my life
laid down their own necks: unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all
the churches of the Gentiles. Likewise greet the church that is in
their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of
Achaia unto Christ. ...
Romans 16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I
am glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that
which is good, and simple concerning evil.
1 Corinthians 1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace
of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;
1 Corinthians 4:14-16 I write not these things to shame you, but as
my beloved sons I warn you. For though ye have ten thousand
instructors in Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ
Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel. Wherefore I beseech you, be ye
followers of me.
1 Corinthians 10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's
wealth.
2 Corinthians 1:3-6 Blessed be God, even the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who
comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them
which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are
comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our
consolation also aboundeth by Christ. And whether we be afflicted, it is
for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of
the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it
is for your consolation and salvation.
2 Corinthians 1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we
are your rejoicing, even as ye also are ours in the day of the Lord
Jesus.
2 Corinthians 1:23-24 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul,
that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth. Not for that we have
dominion over your faith, but are helpers of your joy: for by faith ye
stand.
2 Corinthians 2:1-17 But I determined this with myself, that I would
not come again to you in heaviness. For if I make you sorry, who is he then
that maketh me glad, but the same which is made sorry by me? And I wrote
this same unto you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of
whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the
joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote
unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might
know the love which I have more abundantly unto you. But if any have caused
grief, he hath not grieved me, but in part: that I may not overcharge you
all. ...
2 Corinthians 3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and
read of all men:
2 Corinthians 4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the
Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
2 Corinthians 6:4-6 But in all things approving ourselves as
the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in
distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by
kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,
2 Corinthians 6:11-13 O ye Corinthians, our mouth is open unto
you, our heart is enlarged. Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are
straitened in your own bowels. Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as
unto my children,) be ye also enlarged.
2 Corinthians 7:1-4 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved,
let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,
perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Receive us; we have wronged no man,
we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man. I speak not this
to condemn you: for I have said before, that ye are in our hearts to
die and live with you. Great is my boldness of speech toward
you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am
exceeding joyful in all our tribulation.
2 Corinthians 7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation
wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your
mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.
2 Corinthians 7:12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, I did it
not for his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that suffered
wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God might appear unto you.
2 Corinthians 11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for
I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a
chaste virgin to Christ.
2 Corinthians 12:14-16 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to
you; and I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you: for
the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the
children. And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more
abundantly I love you, the less I be loved. But be it so, I did not burden
you: nevertheless, being crafty, I caught you with guile.
2 Corinthians 12:19-21 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto
you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly
beloved, for your edifying. For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find
you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye
would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes,
backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: And lest, when I come
again, my God will humble me among you, and that I shall bewail many
which have sinned already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and
fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.
2 Corinthians 13:9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are
strong: and this also we wish, even your perfection.
Galatians 4:11-20 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you
labour in vain. Brethren, I beseech you, be as I am; for I am
as ye are: ye have not injured me at all. Ye know how through
infirmity of the flesh I preached the gospel unto you at the first. And my
temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received
me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus. Where is then the
blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been
possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to
me. ...
Galatians 6:1-2 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which
are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering
thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so
fulfil the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto
all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
Ephesians 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my
tribulations for you, which is your glory.
Ephesians 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,
forbearing one another in love;
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.
Ephesians 6:22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that
ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Philippians 1:3-5 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy, For your
fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
Philippians 1:7-8 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all,
because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the
defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of
Jesus Christ.
Philippians 1:23-26 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire
to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: Nevertheless to abide
in the flesh is more needful for you. And having this confidence, I
know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and
joy of faith; That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for
me by my coming to you again.
Philippians 2:19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus
shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I know your
state.
Philippians 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and
now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of
Christ:
Philippians 4:1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for,
my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.
Colossians 1:3-4 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, praying always for you, Since we heard of your faith in Christ
Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
Colossians 1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up
that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's
sake, which is the church:
Colossians 1:28-29 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching
every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ
Jesus: Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which
worketh in me mightily.
Colossians 2:1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have
for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not
seen my face in the flesh;
Colossians 2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you
in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your
faith in Christ.
Colossians 4:7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who
is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the
Lord:
1 Thessalonians 1:3-4 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith,
and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the
sight of God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of
God.
1 Thessalonians 2:7-8 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse
cherisheth her children: So being affectionately desirous of you, we were
willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our
own souls, because ye were dear unto us.
1 Thessalonians 2:11-12 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and
charged every one of you, as a father doth his children, That ye
would walk worthy of God, who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory.
1 Thessalonians 2:17-20 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a
short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see
your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I
Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. For what is our hope, or
joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our
Lord Jesus Christ at his coming? For ye are our glory and joy.
1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I
sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you,
and our labour be in vain.
1 Thessalonians 3:7-10 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over
you in all our affliction and distress by your faith: For now we live, if ye
stand fast in the Lord. For what thanks can we render to God again for you,
for all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God; Night and
day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that
which is lacking in your faith?
1 Thessalonians 3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in
love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do
toward you:
1 Thessalonians 5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting
on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of
salvation.
1 Thessalonians 5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify
one another, even as also ye do.
1 Thessalonians 5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are
unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all
men.
2 Thessalonians 1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches
of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations
that ye endure:
1 Timothy 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure
heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:
1 Timothy 5:9-10 Let not a widow be taken into the number under
threescore years old, having been the wife of one man, Well reported of for
good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers,
if she have washed the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if
she have diligently followed every good work.
1 Timothy 6:2 And they that have believing masters, let them not
despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them
service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit.
These things teach and exhort.
1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
2 Timothy 1:3-4 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers
with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my
prayers night and day; Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy
tears, that I may be filled with joy;
2 Timothy 1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our
Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the
gospel according to the power of God;
2 Timothy 2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes,
that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with
eternal glory.
Philemon 1:8-9 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to
enjoin thee that which is convenient, Yet for love's sake I rather beseech
thee, being such an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of
Jesus Christ.
Philemon 1:12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him,
that is, mine own bowels:
Philemon 1:16-21 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother
beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in the flesh,
and in the Lord? If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as
myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on
mine account; I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay
it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own
self besides. Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my
bowels in the Lord. ...
Hebrews 5:2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that
are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.
Hebrews 6:9-10 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you,
and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God is
not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed
toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Hebrews 13:1-3 Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to
entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which
suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Hebrews 13:22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of
exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.
James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is
this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to
keep himself unspotted from the world.
The Love of Nicodemus for Jesus
John 19:39-40 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first
came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about
an hundred pound weight. Then took they the body of Jesus, and
wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is
to bury.
The Love of Joseph of Aramathaea for Jesus
Matthew 27:57-60 When the even was come, there came a rich man of
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went
to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body
to be delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a
clean linen cloth, And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn
out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the
sepulchre, and departed.
The Love of Mary Magdalene for Jesus
Matthew 27:55-56 And many women were there beholding afar off,
which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was
Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother
of Zebedee's children.
Matthew 27:61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary,
sitting over against the sepulchre.
Matthew 28:1-9 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn
toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the
other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great
earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came
and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His
countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: And for
fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. And
the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that
ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. ...
Luke 8:2-3 And certain women, which had been healed of evil
spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven
devils, And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and
many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.
Luke 23:27 And there followed him a great company of people, and
of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.
Luke 23:55-56 And the women also, which came with him from
Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was
laid. And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested
the sabbath day according to the commandment.
Luke 24:1-10 Now upon the first day of the week, very
early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices
which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they
found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and
found not the body of the Lord Jesus. And it came to pass, as they were
much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining
garments: And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to
the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
...
John 20:1-2 The first day of the week cometh Mary
Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the
stone taken away from the sepulchre. Then she runneth, and cometh to
Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto
them, They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know
not where they have laid him.
John 20:11-18 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping:
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into the sepulchre,
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the
other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain. And they say unto
her, Woman, why weepest thou? She saith unto them, Because they have
taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. And when
she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, and
knew not that it was Jesus. Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest
thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith
unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast
laid him, and I will take him away. ...
The Love of the Disciples for Jesus
Mark 16:10 And she went and told them that had been with him,
as they mourned and wept.
Luke 24:17-41 And he said unto them, What manner of communications
are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad? And the
one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only
a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to
pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said
unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed
and word before God and all the people: And how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But
we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside
all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. ...
John 20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his
hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw the Lord.
The Love of Thomas for Jesus
John 11:16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his
fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.
The Love of Peter for Jesus
Matthew 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is
good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles;
one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
John 13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I
will lay down my life for thy sake.
John 18:10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the
high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was
Malchus.
John 20:3-6 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, and
came to the sepulchre. So they ran both together: and the other disciple did
outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And he stooping down, and
looking in, saw the linen clothes lying; yet went he not in. Then cometh
Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen
clothes lie,
John 21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter,
It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt
his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast
himself into the sea.
The Love of Mary for Jesus
Matthew 26:6-13 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon
the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very
precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. But
when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what
purpose is this waste? For this ointment might have been sold for
much, and given to the poor. When Jesus understood it, he said unto
them, Why trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.
...
John 12:3-8 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very
costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair:
and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. Then saith one of
his disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which should betray him,
Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the
poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a
thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. Then said Jesus, Let
her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this. ...
Luke 10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus'
feet, and heard his word.
The Love of Man for Jesus
Matthew 10:37-38 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not
worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy
of me. And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not
worthy of me.
Matthew 25:34-40 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,
Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was
thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked,
and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye
came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we
thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee
drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? ...
Matthew 27:55-61 And many women were there beholding afar off, which
followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: Among which was Mary
Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of
Zebedee's children. When the even was come, there came a rich man of
Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple: He went to
Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be
delivered. And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean
linen cloth, ...
Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my
name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose
his reward.
Luke 2:29-30 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,
according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
Luke 7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many, are
forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven, the same
loveth little.
John 8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye would
love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself,
but he sent me.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is
that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I
will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he
will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him,
and make our abode with him.
John 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come
again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go
unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
John 15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue
ye in my love.
John 16:27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved
me, and have believed that I came out from God.
John 17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will declare
it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I
in them.
John 21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of
Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third
time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things;
thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
Acts 21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine
heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for
the name of the Lord Jesus.
1 Corinthians 16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let
him be Anathema Maranatha.
2 Corinthians 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing
that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
2 Corinthians 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather
to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:14-15 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because
we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that
he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto
themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any
thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto
the world.
Ephesians 3:17-19 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that
ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all
saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to
know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled
with all the fulness of God.
Ephesians 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him
in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity. Amen.
Philippians 1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more
and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Philippians 1:20-21 According to my earnest expectation and my
hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness,
as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether
it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and
to die is gain.
Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to
depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Philippians 3:7-8 But what things were gain to me, those I counted
loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for
the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have
suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I
may win Christ,
Colossians 1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of
God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
2 Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast
heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that
day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Philemon 1:5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward
the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;
Hebrews 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work
and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have
ministered to the saints, and do minister.
James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for
when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him.
James 2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor
of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised
to them that love him?
1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see
him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory:
1 Peter 2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious:
but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed,
the same is made the head of the corner,
Revelation 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love.