Topic
Affection
4 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Ezekiel 33:32Easton
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
- Romans 1:26Easton
For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
- Colossians 3:2Easton
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
- Colossians 3:5Easton
Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 4 references
Feeling or emotion. Mention is made of “vile affections” (Rom. 1:26) and “inordinate affection” (Col. 3:5). Christians are exhorted to set their affections on things above (Col. 3:2). There is a distinction between natural and spiritual or gracious affections (Ezek. 33:32).
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.