'Toward' in the Bible

“And His mercy is upon generation after generationToward those who fear Him.

(As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had displayed His great mercy toward her; and they were rejoicing with her.

To show mercy toward our fathers,And to remember His holy covenant,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in the heaven, for after this manner did their fathers act toward the prophets.

“But I say to you who hear [Me and pay attention to My words]: Love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, [make it a practice to] do good to those who hate you,

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

Then Jesus’ mother and His brothers came up toward Him, but they could not reach Him because of the crowd.

But they did not receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem.

And he said, “The one who showed mercy toward him.” Then Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.”

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

And he went through the cities and villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jerusalem.

“If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life [in the sense of indifference to or relative disregard for them in comparison with his attitude toward God]—he cannot be My disciple.

And it happened that while traveling toward Jerusalem, he was passing through {the region between} Samaria and Galilee.

And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?

and they will level you to the ground, you [Jerusalem] and your children within you. They will not leave in you one stone on another, all because you did not [come progressively to] recognize [from observation and personal experience] the time of your visitation [when God was gracious toward you and offered you salvation].”

That very day Herod and Pilate became friends. Previously, they had been hostile toward each other.

But Jesus, turning toward them, said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for Me, but weep for yourselves and for your children.

But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.