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Top 11 most popular verses about compassion
"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."
— Psalm 103:8
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
— Galatians 5:22-23
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd."
— Matthew 9:36
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
— Colossians 3:12
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made."
— Psalm 145:8-9
"This is what the LORD Almighty said: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.'"
— Zechariah 7:9
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick."
— Matthew 14:14
"Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.""
— Matthew 15:32
"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble."
— 1 Peter 3:8
"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23
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"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."
— Psalm 103:8
Context: God is compassionate and gracious - abounding in love.
"The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made."
— Psalm 145:8-9
Context: God has compassion on all He has made.
"Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."
— Lamentations 3:22-23
Context: God's compassions never fail - new every morning.
"And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.""
— Exodus 34:6
Context: God proclaims Himself compassionate and gracious.
"If you return to the LORD, then your fellow Israelites and your children will be shown compassion by their captors and will return to this land, for the LORD your God is gracious and compassionate. He will not turn his face from you if you return to him."
— 2 Chronicles 30:9
Context: God is gracious and compassionate - He won't turn away.
"But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."
— Psalm 86:15
Context: God is compassionate, gracious, and faithful.
"He has caused his wonders to be remembered; the LORD is gracious and compassionate."
— Psalm 111:4
Context: The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
"The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion."
— Psalm 116:5
Context: Our God is full of compassion.
"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."
— Joel 2:13
Context: Return to the Lord - He is gracious and compassionate.
"He prayed to the LORD, "Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.""
— Jonah 4:2
Context: Jonah knows God is gracious and compassionate.
"Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath."
— Psalm 78:38
Context: God is merciful and compassionate toward sinners.
"They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them."
— Nehemiah 9:17
Context: God is forgiving, gracious, and compassionate.
"Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones."
— Isaiah 49:13
Context: The Lord has compassion on the afflicted.
"For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back. In a surge of anger I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on you," says the LORD your Redeemer."
— Isaiah 54:7-8
Context: God will have compassion with everlasting kindness.
"How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? How can I make you like Zeboyim? My heart is changed within me; all my compassion is aroused."
— Hosea 11:8
Context: God's compassion is aroused for His people.
"Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea."
— Micah 7:18-19
Context: God delights to show mercy and compassion.
"For the LORD your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath."
— Deuteronomy 4:31
Context: The Lord is a merciful God who won't abandon you.
"As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him."
— Psalm 103:13
Context: The Lord has compassion like a father for his children.
Jesus was moved with compassion and showed mercy to the hurting.
"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
— Colossians 3:12
Context: Clothe yourself with compassion - you are chosen and loved.
"This is what the LORD Almighty said: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.'"
— Zechariah 7:9
Context: Show mercy and compassion to one another.
"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble."
— 1 Peter 3:8
Context: Be compassionate and humble toward one another.
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
— Ephesians 4:32
Context: Be kind and compassionate, forgiving each other.
"Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn."
— Romans 12:15
Context: Show compassion by rejoicing and mourning with others.
"Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
— Galatians 6:2
Context: Carry each other's burdens - fulfill the law of Christ.
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me."
— Matthew 25:35-36
Context: Compassion in action - care for those in need.
"Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done."
— Proverbs 19:17
Context: Kindness to the poor is lending to the Lord.
"Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God."
— Proverbs 14:31
Context: Kindness to the needy honors God.
"Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?"
— Isaiah 58:6-7
Context: True fasting is showing compassion to the oppressed.
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
— James 1:27
Context: Pure religion is caring for orphans and widows.
"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy."
— Matthew 5:7
Context: Blessed are the merciful - they will receive mercy.
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful."
— Luke 6:36
Context: Be merciful as your Father is merciful.
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
— Micah 6:8
Context: Love mercy - it's what God requires.
"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."
— Proverbs 3:3
Context: Let love and compassion never leave you.
"Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."
— Hebrews 13:1-3
Context: Show compassion to strangers, prisoners, and the mistreated.
"Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?"
— James 2:15-16
Context: Compassion requires action, not just words.
"If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?"
— 1 John 3:17
Context: Show compassion to those in need - God's love is in you.
We are commanded to clothe ourselves with compassion and show mercy.
"When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd."
— Matthew 9:36
Context: Jesus had compassion on the harassed and helpless.
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed their sick."
— Matthew 14:14
Context: Jesus had compassion and healed the sick.
"Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.""
— Matthew 15:32
Context: Jesus had compassion and fed the hungry.
"Jesus was indignant. He reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!""
— Mark 1:41
Context: Jesus touched a leper with compassion and healed him.
"When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things."
— Mark 6:34
Context: Jesus had compassion and taught the people.
"When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry.""
— Luke 7:13
Context: Jesus' heart went out to a grieving widow.
""I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat.""
— Mark 8:2
Context: Jesus expresses compassion for the hungry crowd.
"Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him."
— Matthew 20:34
Context: Jesus had compassion and healed the blind.
"So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him."
— Luke 15:20
Context: The prodigal son's father filled with compassion.
"The servant's master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go."
— Matthew 18:27
Context: Parable of compassion - master cancels debt.
"But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him."
— Luke 10:33
Context: The Good Samaritan took pity and helped.
"For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin."
— Hebrews 4:15
Context: Jesus empathizes with our weaknesses.
"For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people."
— Hebrews 2:17
Context: Jesus became fully human to be a merciful high priest.
"He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem."
— Isaiah 53:3
Context: Jesus was familiar with suffering and pain.
"Jesus wept."
— John 11:35
Context: Jesus wept at Lazarus' tomb - He feels our pain.
"As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it."
— Luke 19:41
Context: Jesus wept over Jerusalem with compassion.
"Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing."
— Matthew 23:37
Context: Jesus longed to gather Jerusalem with compassion.
True compassion moves us to help, bear burdens, and meet needs.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."
— Galatians 5:22-23
Context: Compassion is fruit of the Spirit - kindness and gentleness.
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God."
— 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Context: God comforts us so we can comfort others.
"Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind."
— Philippians 2:1-2
Context: Be united in tenderness and compassion.
"Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves."
— Romans 12:9-10
Context: Love sincerely and honor others above yourself.
"Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality."
— Romans 12:13
Context: Share with those in need and practice hospitality.
"The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise.""
— Luke 10:37
Context: Go and show mercy like the Good Samaritan.
"It is a sin to despise one's neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy."
— Proverbs 14:21
Context: Blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
"Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves."
— Proverbs 11:17
Context: Kindness benefits yourself - cruelty brings ruin.
"All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing."
— Proverbs 21:26
Context: The righteous give generously without sparing.
"because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them. The one who was dying blessed me; I made the widow's heart sing."
— Job 29:12-13
Context: Job showed compassion to the poor, fatherless, and widows.
"Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
— Psalm 82:3-4
Context: Defend the weak and rescue the needy.
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."
— Proverbs 31:8-9
Context: Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves.
"Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."
— Isaiah 1:17
Context: Defend the oppressed and take up the cause of the fatherless.
"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets."
— Matthew 7:12
Context: The Golden Rule - do to others as you'd have them do to you.
"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone."
— 1 Thessalonians 5:14
Context: Encourage the disheartened and help the weak.
"to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone."
— Titus 3:2
Context: Be considerate and gentle toward everyone.
"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."
— 2 Timothy 2:24
Context: Be kind to everyone and not quarrelsome.
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