Acts Of Kindness

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: — read the full passage →

And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.

Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment; but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.

Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Let brotherly love continue. — read the full passage →

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. — read the full passage →

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

For his merciful kindness is great toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise ye the Lord.

And he said, Blessed be thou of the Lord, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the Lord, since I have shewed you kindness, that ye will also shew kindness unto my father’s house, and give me a true token:

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

And thou shalt not only while yet I live shew me the kindness of the Lord, that I die not:

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the Lord hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees;

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.

And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.

And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

Therefore, as ye abound in every thing, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.

And he prayed unto the Lord, and said, I pray thee, O Lord, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

But shew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh–gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.

Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. — read the full passage →

Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus Christ’s sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;

And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. — read the full passage →

But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him.

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

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

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, — read the full passage →

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. — read the full passage →

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →