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“All”—pav—Adj.—1) individually—1a) Each, every, any, all, the whole, everyone, all things, everything; 2) collectively—2a) Some of all types. Strong—apparently a primary word; All, any, every, the whole.

“Suffer With”—sumpascw—Verb—1) To suffer or feel pain together; 2) To suffer evils(troubles, persecutions) in the like manner with another. Strong—To experience pain jointly or of the same kind(specifically--persecution). Used 2X--Rom. 8:17; 1Cor. 12:26.?English = “Sympa-thize”?From—sun—1) With. Strong—a primary preposition denoting union; With or together(but much closer than meta or para), i.e. By association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.—&—pascw/payw/penyw—1) To be affected or have been affected, to feel, have a sensible experience, to undergo—To be well off, in good case, or To suffer sadly, be in a bad plight; Of a sick person. Strong—used only in certain tenses for it; apparently a primary verb; To experience a sensation or impression(usually painful).

“Honored”—doxazw—Verb—1) To think, suppose, be of opinion; 2) To praise, extol, magnify, celebrate; 3) To honor, do honor to, hold in honor; 4) To make glorious, adorn with luster, clothe with splendor—4a) To impart glory to something, render it excellent, 4b) To make renowned, render illustrious—4b1) To cause the dignity & worth of some person or thing to become manifest & acknowledged. Strong—To render(or esteem) glorious(in a wide application).

“Rejoice”—sugcairw—Verb—1) To rejoice with, take part in another's joy; 2) To rejoice together, to congratulate. Strong—To sympathize in gladness, congratulate. Used 7X.?From—sun—1) With. Strong—a primary preposition denoting union; With or together(but much closer than meta or para), i.e. By association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.—&—cairw—1) To rejoice, be glad; 2) To rejoice exceedingly; 3) To be well, thrive; 4) in salutations--Hail!; 5) at the beginning of letters--To give one greeting, salute. Strong—To be “cheer”ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation(on meeting or parting)--Be well.

Illustration:

*A large general hospital/Consists of many different physicians/Most of those physicians specialize in specific ailments &/or parts or closely related areas of the body/The hospital itself is divided into certain ‘floors’, which care for certain ‘types’ of ailments—cardiac floor(heart & circulatory system related ailments & disorders), the neurology ‘floor’(brain & nervous-system related ailments & disorders), Neonatal(infants) floor, etc., etc./There is an ‘Emergency Room’ for unplanned &/or life-threatening immediate care needs/The physicians & the nurses who work in those particular areas have specific talents for ministering in specific ways/All work together as a general hospital to meet the needs of the community & beyond!/A CARING DIVERSITY

*African wildebeasts travel in herds & migrate yearly after their calves have been born/Together the herd minimizes the threat of lions, & cheetahs, & hyenas, & crocodiles, etc./The mothers especially have particular concern for their little ones/Without the herd, they are basically dead while they walk being left alone & defenseless/Yet the herd will inevitably continue in their journey leaving behind those whom the lions cull from the herd!/However IF they were to operate as a unit—caring for each other—they would an intimidating target for the enemy/But then again they are mere animals aren’t they?/They NEED A CARING DIVERSITY