Love Verses

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, {love: or, pity}

All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace {be} with you all. Amen. {It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.}

Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy {our} brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

And to {our} beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward the Lord Jesus, and toward all saints;

For we have great joy and consolation in thy love, because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

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.

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?

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, {even} thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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. {can...: or, can reasonably bear with}

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.