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Love And Compassion
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A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits: — read the full passage →
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering;
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely; But he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, — read the full passage →
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.
and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, even as God also in Christ forgave you.
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?
Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the impulse of the steersman willeth. — 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.
Like as a father pitieth his children, So Jehovah pitieth them that fear him.
having the glory of God: her light was like unto a stone most precious, as it were a jasper stone, clear as crystal:
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.
Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort; — read the full passage →
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. — read the full passage →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, — read the full passage →
Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.
Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
It is of Jehovah’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. — read the full passage →
But thou, O Lord, art a God merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.
Put on therefore, as God’s elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →
And he came forth, and saw a great multitude, and he had compassion on them, and healed their sick.
according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?
And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
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.
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother; — read the full passage →
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
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.
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.
Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.
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.
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.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.
For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
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.
He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: Jehovah is gracious and merciful.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
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.
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.
For though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
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 →
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.
Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →
If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions,
that in the ages to come he might show the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus:
Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort;
for I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; — read the full passage →
And Jesus, being moved with compassion, touched their eyes; and straightway they received their sight, and followed him.
Thus hath Jehovah of hosts spoken, saying, Execute true judgment, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother;
Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;
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.
that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
But there was a certain man, Simon by name, who beforetime in the city used sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one: — read the full passage →
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
Be ye merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
And being moved with compassion, he stretched forth his hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou made clean.
but I say unto you, Love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
Give ear to my words, O Jehovah, Consider my meditation. — read the full passage →
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
who can bear gently with the ignorant and erring, for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity;
to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as beloved children;
with all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
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.
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?
and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, and repenteth him of the evil.
A fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He isgracious, and merciful, and righteous.
But Jehovah was gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.
And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth;
And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
And on some have mercy, who are in doubt;
Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: — read the full passage →
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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 →
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — 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.
and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
giving diligence to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;
doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;
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:
and refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them, but hardened their neck, 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 abundant in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not.
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