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Tough love
Scripture contains 40 passages on tough love, concentrated in 1 John, 1 Corinthians, and Proverbs. Below are the passages ranked by relevance.
1 Corinthians 13:4–8
1 Peter 4:8
2 Timothy 4:1–22
Hebrews 12:11
Galatians 6:5
Matthew 7:12
James 1:1–27
John 3:16
1 Corinthians 13:1–13
Matthew 7:1–29
1 John 3:1
Romans 13:8
1 Corinthians 16:14
Luke 6:27–49
Proverbs 13:24
John 15:13
1 John 4:16
Colossians 3:14
1 John 4:7–8
Ephesians 4:2
Romans 5:8
1 Corinthians 13:13
1 John 4:8
Luke 4:18
Ephesians 5:25
Proverbs 3:3–4
Proverbs 17:17
1 John 4:19
Romans 12:9–10
1 John 1:9
Proverbs 22:6
Proverbs 10:12
1 John 2:1–29
Galatians 2:20
1 Corinthians 13:4–7
Psalms 86:15
2 Timothy 3:16
Ephesians 2:4–5
Romans 8:37–39
1 John 4:12
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