Bible verses about "affection" | AUV

¹⁸ Stay away from [any involvement in] sexual immorality. Every sin a person commits is outside [the realm] of his body; but the one who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. [Note: Possibly this means that sex, because it requires the deepest and most complete commitment of human involvement, becomes a unique sin when its true purpose and expression are violated].

² But, because of so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband.

⁵ For you [should] know this for certain: No sexually immoral or [morally] impure person, or greedy person, who is [the same as] an idol worshiper, has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God.

⁹ Do not lie to one another, since you have put away [the conduct of] your old person with its practices,

¹⁰ In your love for your brothers, show tender affection toward one another. Try to outdo one another in showing respect [for each other].

³¹ So, put away from you all [kinds of] bitterness and anger and wrath and brawling and slander, along with all [kinds of] malice [i.e., bad attitudes], ³² and be kind and compassionate toward one another, forgiving each other, just as God also forgave you [because of your fellowship] in Christ.

⁸ Do not owe anything to anyone, except to love one another. For the person who loves others has fulfilled [the requirements of] the law. ⁹ For [the commandments are: Ex. 20:13ff], “You must not be sexually unfaithful to your mate. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not have a strong desire for what belongs to someone else.” These and any other commandments are summed up in these words, “You must love your neighbor the same as you love yourself.” ¹⁰ If you love your neighbor, you will not do anything wrong to him. So, to love people is the way to fulfill [the requirements of] the law [See Matt. 22:39].

³⁴ I am giving you a new commandment: love one another. Also you should love one another in the same way that I have loved you. ³⁵ If you love one another, then everyone will know by [observing] this that you are my disciples.”