Then the woman whose son was living spoke to the king, for her womb yearned for her son; and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and do not put him to death! But the other said, Let him be neither mine nor yours, but divide him.

Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, I call to mind and remember him still. Therefore My heart is stirred for him; I will have mercy and compassion upon him, says Jehovah.

How shall I give you up, Ephraim? Shall I deliver you up, Israel? How shall I make you like Admah? Shall I set you as Zeboim? My heart churns within Me; My compassions are kindled together.

For God is my witness, how greatly I long for you all with the affections of Jesus Christ.

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

And he turned himself away from them and wept, and returned to them again, and talked with them. And he took Simeon from them and bound him before their eyes.

Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.

Jesus wept.

And some of them said, Would not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have been able to keep this man from dying?

serving the Lord with all humility, with many tears and trials which happened to me by the plotting of the Jews;

Therefore watch, and remember that for three years I did not cease to warn everyone night and day with tears.

Then they all wept greatly, and fell on Paul's neck and kissed him again and again,

greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,