Kindness

and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →

My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

Behold then the goodness and severity of God: toward them that fell, severity; but toward thee, God’s goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness.

But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, unto edifying.

and in your godliness brotherly kindness; and in your brotherly kindness love.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: — read the full passage →

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

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: — read the full passage →

But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared,

Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.

that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:

in pureness, in knowledge, in longsuffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints’ feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

But God commendeth his own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: — read the full passage →

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Now the God of patience and of comfort grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus:

Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.

Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge; — read the full passage →

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Brethren, even if a man be overtaken in any trespass, ye who are spiritual, restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

Love worketh no ill to his neighbor: love therefore is the fulfilment of the law.

And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

Sell that which ye have, and give alms; make for yourselves purses which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief draweth near, neither moth destroyeth. — read the full passage →

And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →