33 Bible Verses about Mercy
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For there will be justice without mercy for him who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.
For his words to Moses are-'I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.'
Go and learn what this means--'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice'; for I did not come to call the religious, but the outcast."
Therefore, as God's People, consecrated and dear to him, clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindliness, humility, gentleness, forbearance;
Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
Therefore, let us draw near boldly to the Throne of Love, to find pity and love for the hour of need.
Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours--the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father's Son--in a life of truth and love.
So, then, where God wills, he takes pity, and where he wills, he hardens the heart.
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
From Thematic Bible
Mercy » Sought
Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even 'to raise his eyes to Heaven'; but he kept striking his breast and saying 'O God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'
Mercy » Promises of divine
Mercy » Neglect of
When I was a stranger, you did not take me to your homes; when I was naked, you did not clothe me; and, when I was ill and in prison, you did not visit me.'
Mercy » God's
These men are like springs without water, or mists driven before a gale; and for them the blackest darkness has been reserved.
Mercy » Man commanded to exercise
For there will be justice without mercy for him who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.
Mercy » The merciful
Mercy » Who shall have mercy
Mercy » Divine mercy
Mercy » Encouraged
Rather--'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him to drink. By doing this you will heap coals of fire upon his head.' Never be conquered by evil, but conquer evil with good.
Mercy » Being merciful
Therefore, as God's People, consecrated and dear to him, clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindliness, humility, gentleness, forbearance;
Mercy » Forgives sin
Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
Mercy » What mercy does
Mercy » Should be shown » To backsliders
I will get up and go to my father, and say to him "Father, I sinned against Heaven and against you; I am no longer fit to be called your son; make me one of your hired servants."' And he got up and went to his father. But, while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was deeply moved; he ran and threw his arms round his neck and kissed him.
The man to whom I refer has been sufficiently punished by the penalty inflicted by the majority of you; So that now you must take the opposite course, and forgive and encourage him, or else he may be overwhelmed by the intensity of his pain. So I entreat you to assure him of your love.
Mercy » Who shows mercy
Mercy » Should be shown » To the poor
Mercy » Blessedness of showing
Mercy » Boundless
Mercy » Eternal
Mercy » Mercy belonging to the lord
Mercy » What is full of mercy
But the wisdom from above is, before every thing else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
Mercy » Characteristic of saints
Mercy » Denunciations against those devoid of
Mercy » Prolongs life
Mercy » Instances of » David, to saul
Mercy » Should be shown » To animals
Mercy » Those that follow after mercy
Mercy » Beneficial to those who exercise
Mercy » Upholds the throne of kings
Mercy » Should be shown » To our brethren
Mercy » Hypocrites, devoid of
Alas for you, Teachers of the Law and Pharisees, hypocrites that you are! You pay tithes on mint, fennel, and caraway seed, and have neglected the weightier matters of the Law--justice, mercy, and good faith. These last you ought to have put into practice, without neglecting the first.
Mercy » To be engraved on the heart
Mercy » Should be shown » With cheerfulness
The speaker to his exhortation. Let the man who gives in charity do so with a generous heart; let him who is in authority exercise due diligence; let him who shows kindness do so in a cheerful spirit.
Mercy » Instances of » The prison keeper, to joseph
Mercy » Should be shown » To those that are in distress
"The one that took pity on him," was the answer; on which Jesus said: "Go and do the same yourself."
Mercy » Instances of » The israelites to the man of beth-el
Mercy » Keeping mercy
Mercy » After the example of God
Mercy » Makes salvation possible
not as the result of any righteous actions that we had done, but in fulfillment of his merciful purposes. He saved us by that Washing which was a New Birth to us, and by the renewing power of the Holy Spirit,
Mercy » Encourages to penitence
Mercy » Instances of » Joshua to rahab
The favor of God » Is the source of » Mercy
Waiting upon God » For » Mercy
Topics on Mercy
Abundant Mercy
1 Peter 1:3Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
God Showed Mercy
Luke 1:58And her neighbors and relations, hearing of the great goodness of the Lord to her, came to share her joy.
God Will Show Mercy
Romans 9:15For his words to Moses are-'I will take pity on whom I take pity, and be merciful to whom I am merciful.'
God Without Mercy
James 2:13For there will be justice without mercy for him who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.
God's Mercy
Ephesians 2:4Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,
God's Mercy, Example Of
Philippians 2:27And I can assure you that his illness very nearly proved fatal. But God had pity on him, and not on him only but also on me, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.
Mercy And Grace
2 John 1:3Blessing, mercy, and peace will be ours--the gift of God, the Father, and of Jesus Christ, the Father's Son--in a life of truth and love.
Mercy Killings
James 2:13For there will be justice without mercy for him who has not acted mercifully. Mercy triumphs over Justice.
Mercy Seat
Romans 3:25For God set him before the world, to be, by the shedding of his blood, a means of reconciliation through faith. And this God did to prove his righteousness, and because, in his forbearance, he had passed over the sins that men had previously committed;
Mercy, Of Jesus Christ
Luke 4:16-21Coming to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, Jesus, as was his custom, went on the Sabbath into the Synagogue, and stood up to read the Scriptures.
Mercy, Response To God's
Romans 12:1I entreat you, then, Brothers, by the mercies of God, to offer your bodies as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, for this is your rational worship.
People Showing Mercy
Luke 10:33But a Samaritan, traveling that way, came upon the man, and, when he saw him, he was moved with compassion.
People Without Mercy
Romans 1:31They were undiscerning, untrustworthy, without natural affection or pity.
Propitiatory [Mercy Seat]
Hebrews 9:5while above it, and overshadowing the Cover on which atonement was made, are the Cherubim of the Presence. But I must not now dwell on these things in detail.
Receiving God's Mercy
Mark 5:19But Jesus refused. "Go back to your home, to your own people," he said, "and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you."