Topic
Compassion
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and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
And he came forth and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →
Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd.
And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
And it repented Jehovah that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →
Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
And therefore will Jehovah wait, that he may be gracious unto you; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for Jehovah is a God of justice; blessed are all they that wait for him.
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; — read the full passage →
For we have not a high priest that cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but one that hath been in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee.
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed; but my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith Jehovah that hath mercy on thee.
Judge not, that ye be not judged. — read the full passage →
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →
Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, these may forget, yet will not I forget thee. — read the full passage →
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim the name of Jehovah before thee; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
And he arose, and came to his father. But while he was yet afar off, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: — read the full passage →
And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them back; for I have mercy upon them; and they shall be as though I had not cast them off: for I am Jehovah their God, and I will hear them.
according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;
Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
There is therefore now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus.
But he, being merciful, forgave theiriniquity, and destroyedthemnot: Yea, many a time turned he his anger away, And did not stir up all his wrath.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He isgracious, and merciful, and righteous.
He hath showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.
Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →
These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye may have peace. In the world ye have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for Jehovah hath comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
that then Jehovah thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the peoples, whither Jehovah thy God hath scattered thee.
for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.
Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat:
He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; But he that hath pity on the poor, happy is he.
And there shall cleave nought of the devoted thing to thy hand; that Jehovah may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
I will make mention of the lovingkindnesses of Jehovah, and the praises of Jehovah, according to all that Jehovah hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them will lead them, even by springs of water will he guide them.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus through the will of God, and Timothy our brother, unto the church of God which is at Corinth, with all the saints that are in the whole of Achaia: — read the full passage →
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? — read the full passage →
Now when Jesus heardit, he withdrew from thence in a boat, to a desert place apart: and when the multitudes heard thereof, they followed him on foot from the cities. — read the full passage →
and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.
Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
For ye both had compassion on them that were in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions, knowing that ye have for yourselves a better possession and an abiding one.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. — read the full passage →
And the word of Jehovah came unto Zechariah, saying, — read the full passage →
Hath God forgotten to be gracious? Hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? [Selah
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giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
unto the church of God which is at Corinth, eventhem that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledto besaints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirLordand ours:
Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →
But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion for them, because they were distressed and scattered, as sheep not having a shepherd. — read the full passage →
He hath led me and caused me to walk in darkness, and not in light.
and he said unto me, Thou art my servant; Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. — read the full passage →
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — read the full passage →
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. — read the full passage →
After he had ended all his sayings in the ears of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →
Wherefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as also ye do. — read the full passage →
teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee.
And she opened it, and saw the child: and, behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews’ children.
Let no man seek his own, but each his neighbor’s good.
Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, blesshis holy name. — read the full passage →
And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it, — read the full passage →
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