34 Bible Verses about empathy

Therefore, God’s chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

“May you be blessed by the Lord,” replied Saul, “for you have taken pity on me.

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers, and be compassionate and humble,

“For this is what the Lord says: Don’t enter a house where a mourning feast is taking place. Don’t go to lament or sympathize with them, for I have removed My peace from these people”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“as well as My faithful love and compassion.

For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested.

“I have compassion on the crowd, because they’ve already stayed with Me three days and have nothing to eat.

Then the master of that slave had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin.

He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.

Should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot distinguish between their right and their left, as well as many animals?”

He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are going astray, since he is also subject to weakness.

When she opened it, she saw the child—a little boy, crying. She felt sorry for him and said, “This is one of the Hebrew boys.”

May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains.

When He saw the crowds, He felt compassion for them, because they were weary and worn out, like sheep without a shepherd.

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

The merciful are blessed,
for they will be shown mercy.

The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children,

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

Carry one another’s burdens; in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Nothing set apart for destruction is to remain in your hand, so that the Lord will turn from His burning anger and grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers.

Remember the prisoners, as though you were in prison with them, and the mistreated, as though you yourselves were suffering bodily.

Mankind, He has told you what is good
and what it is the Lord requires of you:
to act justly,
to love faithfulness,
and to walk humbly with your God.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the Lord: “My Spirit who is on you, and My words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouth of your children, or from the mouth of your children’s children, from now on and forever,” says the Lord.

See, we count as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is very compassionate and merciful.

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had pride, plenty of food, and comfortable security, but didn’t support the poor and needy.

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

If then there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy,

When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Don’t cry.”

I will put hostility between you and the woman,
and between your seed and her seed.
He will strike your head,
and you will strike his heel.

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens—Jesus the Son of God—let us hold fast to the confession.

Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people and observed their forced labor. He saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people.

David answered Gad, “I’m in anguish. Please, let me fall into the Lord’s hands because His mercies are very great, but don’t let me fall into human hands.”

Carefully consider the path for your feet,
and all your ways will be established.