23 Bible Verses about Compassion

And God said, Truly, I have seen the grief of my people in Egypt, and their cry because of their cruel masters has come to my ears; for I have knowledge of their sorrows;

But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

For though he sends grief, still he will have pity in the full measure of his love.

I made them come after me with the cords of a man, with the bands of love; I was to them as one who took the yoke from off their mouths, putting meat before them.

Then the Lord will have pity on you, changing your fate, and taking you back again from among all the nations where you have been forced to go.

Who is a God like you, offering forgiveness for evil-doing and overlooking the sins of the rest of his heritage? he does not keep his wrath for ever, because his delight is in mercy. He will again have pity on us; he will put our sins under his feet: and you will send all our sins down into the heart of the sea. You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

Then the Lord will have pity on you, changing your fate, and taking you back again from among all the nations where you have been forced to go.

For all this they went on sinning even more, and had no faith in his great wonders. So their days were wasted like a breath, and their years in trouble. When he sent death on them, then they made search for him; turning to him and looking for him with care; read more.
In the memory that God was their Rock, and the Most High God their saviour. But their lips were false to him, and their tongues were untrue to him; And their hearts were not right with him, and they did not keep their agreement with him. But he, being full of pity, has forgiveness for sin, and does not put an end to man: frequently turning back his wrath, and not being violently angry.

But when he saw all the people he was moved with pity for them, because they were troubled and wandering like sheep without a keeper.

And he came out and saw a great number of people and he had pity on them, and made well those of them who were ill.

And Jesus got his disciples together and said, I have pity for the people, because they have now been with me three days and have no food: and I will not send them away without food, or they will have no strength for the journey.

This is what the Lord of armies has said: Let your judging be upright and done in good faith, let every man have mercy and pity for his brother:

Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit, Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. And have pity on those who are in doubt; read more.
And to some give salvation, pulling them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the clothing which is made unclean by the flesh.

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.

And Jesus himself was weeping.

It is through the Lord's love that we have not come to destruction, because his mercies have no limit. They are new every morning; great is your good faith.

And those men who have been named went up and took the prisoners, clothing those among them who were uncovered, with things from the goods which had been taken in the war, and putting robes on them and shoes on their feet; and they gave them food and drink and oil for their bodies, and seating all the feeble among them on asses, they took them to Jericho, the town of palm-trees, to their people, and then went back to Samaria.

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him, And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.

And Jesus, being moved with pity, put his fingers on their eyes: and straight away they were able to see, and went after him.

O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!

But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?

And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.

And being moved with pity, he put out his hand, and touching him said to him, It is my pleasure; be made clean.

Be upright in judging the cause of the man from a strange country and of him who has no father; do not take a widow's clothing on account of a debt:

This is what the Lord has said: Do what is right, judging uprightly, and make free from the hands of the cruel one him whose goods have been violently taken away: do no wrong and be not violent to the man from a strange country and the child without a father and the widow, and let not those who have done no wrong be put to death in this place.

And the Levite, because he has no part or heritage in the land, and the man from a strange country, and the child who has no father, and the widow, who are living among you, will come and take food and have enough; and so the blessing of the Lord your God will be on you in everything you do.

The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

Do no wrong to a widow, or to a child whose father is dead.

As a loving hind and a gentle doe, let her breasts ever give you rapture; let your passion at all times be moved by her love.

And Jacob did seven years' work for Rachel; and because of his love for her it seemed to him only a very little time.

And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

And Isaac took Rebekah into his tent and she became his wife; and in his love for her, Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.

Then Jacob took Rachel as his wife, and his love for her was greater than his love for Leah; and he went on working for Laban for another seven years.

If you come across the ox or the ass of one who is no friend to you wandering from its way, you are to take it back to him

But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head.

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

Do not be glad at the fall of your hater, and let not your heart have joy at his downfall:

Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.

Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.

And a number of women were there, watching from a distance, who had come with Jesus from Galilee, waiting on his needs. Among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary, the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.

Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was.

And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

And Ittai the Gittite in answer said, By the living Lord, and by the life of my lord the king, in whatever place my lord the king may be, for life or death, there will your servant be.

For you had pity on those who were in prison, and had joy in the loss of your property, in the knowledge that you still had a better property and one which you would keep for ever.

And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.

And Naomi took the child and put her arms round it, and she took care of it.

And those men who have been named went up and took the prisoners, clothing those among them who were uncovered, with things from the goods which had been taken in the war, and putting robes on them and shoes on their feet; and they gave them food and drink and oil for their bodies, and seating all the feeble among them on asses, they took them to Jericho, the town of palm-trees, to their people, and then went back to Samaria.

May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains;

But a certain man of Samaria, journeying that way, came where he was, and when he saw him, he was moved with pity for him, And came to him and put clean linen round his wounds, with oil and wine; and he put him on his beast and took him to a house and took care of him.

Who for my life put their necks in danger; to whom not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are in debt:

And Elijah said to Elisha, Come no farther for the Lord has sent me to Beth-el. But Elisha said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not be parted from you. So they went down to Beth-el.

And opening it, she saw the child, and he was crying. And she had pity on him, and said, This is one of the Hebrews' children.

And that same hour of the night, he took them, and when he had given attention to their wounds, he and all his family had baptism straight away.

Then Thomas, who was named Didymus, said to the other disciples, Let us go so that we may be with him in death.

Now before the feast of the Passover, it was clear to Jesus that the time had come for him to go away from this world to the Father. Having once had love for those in the world who were his, his love for them went on to the end.

The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.