Bible Verses About Emotional Reunion

And not by his coming only, but by the consolation wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I rejoiced the more.

For if the casting away of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead?

For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:

And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found.

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.

But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us, as we also to see you:

I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;

But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire.

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

That is, that I may be comforted together with you by the mutual faith both of you and me.

Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness; and hold such in reputation: