31 Bible Verses about Mercy, Response To God's

I beseech you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, your reasonable service.

But I have trusted in thy loving kindness. My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God. I trust in the loving kindness of God forever and ever.

For ye are saved by grace through faith, and this a gift of God, not from you,

But because of this I obtained mercy, so that in me, the foremost, Jesus Christ might show forth all longsuffering for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

Let us therefore come near with boldness to the throne of grace, so that we may take mercy, and may find grace for timely help.

Likewise younger men should be subordinate to the elder men. And all being subordinate to each other, clothe yourselves with humility, because God sets himself against the haughty, but gives grace to the lowly.

But he gives greater grace. Therefore it says, God is opposed to the arrogant, but gives grace to the lowly.

Become ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

He has shown thee, O man, what is good. And what does LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with thy God?

Thus LORD of hosts has spoken, saying, Execute TRUE justice, and show kindness and compassion every man to his brother.

Blessed are the merciful, because they will obtain mercy.

But after going, learn what this means, I desire mercy, and not sacrifice, for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners for repentance.

And having answered, he said, Thou shall love Lord thy God from thy whole heart, and from thy whole soul, and from thy whole strength, and from thy whole mind, and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said to him, Thou answered correctly. Do this and thou will live. But he, wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor?read more.
And having replied, Jesus said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho. And he encountered bandits, who also, having stripped him and having beat him, departed having left him being half dead. And by coincidence a certain priest was going down on that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. And likewise also a Levite who happened upon the place, having come, and having looked, passed by on the other side. But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to him, and when he saw him, felt compassion. And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return. Which therefore, of these three, appears to thee to have become neighbor to the man who fell among the bandits? And he said, He who did mercy with him. Therefore Jesus said to him, Go, and do thou likewise.

So speak ye, and so do ye, as men who are to be judged by a law of liberty. For the judgment is merciless to him who did no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

And forgive us our debts as we also forgive our debtors.

And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every man who is indebted to us. And bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Then Peter having come to him, he said, Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Until seven times? Jesus says to him, I say to thee, not until seven times, but until seventy times seven. Because of this the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a king, who wanted to settle account with his bondmen.read more.
And when he began to settle, one debtor of ten thousand talents was brought to him. But of him not having to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and children, and all things, as many as he had, and payment to be made. The bondman therefore having fallen down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient toward me and I will pay thee all. And having felt compassion, the lord of that bondman released him, and forgave him the debt. But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything. So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee. But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed. And when his fellow bondmen saw the things that happened, they were extremely sorry. And after coming, they reported to their lord all the things that happened. Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me. Was it not necessary for thee also to be merciful to thy fellow bondman, as I also was merciful to thee? And having become angry, his lord delivered him to the tormentors until he would pay all that was due to him. So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if ye do not forgive each man his brother, from your hearts, their trespasses.

And do not criticize, and ye will, no, not be criticized. And do not condemn, and ye will, no, not be condemned. Forgive, and ye will be forgiven.

Take heed to yourselves. And if thy brother should sin against thee, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him. And if he should sin against thee seven times in the day, and seven times in the day turn back, saying, I repent, thou will forgive him.

so that instead, for you rather to forgive and encourage, lest perhaps such a man would be swallowed up with too much sorrow.

And become good toward each other, compassionate, forgiving each other, even as also God in Christ forgave us.

forbearing each other, and forgiving yourselves, if any man has a complaint against any, just as also the Christ forgave you, so also ye,

Let brotherly love abide.

Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and fed thee, or thirsting, and gave thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or naked, and clothed thee? And when did we see thee weak, or in prison, and came to thee?read more.
And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

Love without hypocrisy, abhorring what is evil, clinging to what is good, with brotherly love toward each other, affectionate, leading each other in recognition, not lazy in diligence, being fervent in the Spirit serving the Lord,read more.
rejoicing in hope, enduring tribulation, persevering in prayer, sharing for the needs of the sanctified, pursuing love for strangers. Bless those who persecute you. Bless ye and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep, thinking the same way toward each other, not thinking on lofty things, but accommodating to the lowly. Become not wise according to yourselves, rendering to no man evil for evil, premeditating things right in the sight of all men. If possible from you, keeping peace with all men, not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is for me, I will repay, says Lord. Therefore if thine enemy is hungry, feed him. If he is thirsty, give him to drink. For by doing this thou will heap coals of fire upon his head. Be thou not overcome by evil, but overcome evil by good.

Because of this (having this ministry), in as much as we received mercy, we do not become discouraged.

But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and will keep you from evil. And we are persuaded in Lord toward you, that what we command you, ye both are doing and will do. And may the Lord direct your hearts for the love of God, and for the steadfastness of the Christ.

And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia,

For the love of Christ holds us together, having judge this, that if one died for all, then all died. And he died for all so that those who live would no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for them, and was raised. So that henceforth we know no man according to flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to flesh, yet now we know him no longer.read more.
So then if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away, behold, all things have become new. And all things are from God who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and who gave to us the ministry of reconciliation. How that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not imputing to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation. We are therefore, ambassadors on behalf of Christ, as though God were calling through us. We plead on behalf of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.