34 Bible Verses about empathy

Therefore, as God's chosen ones, holy and loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.

Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have been gracious to me.

Finally, all of you must live in harmony, be sympathetic, love as brothers, and be compassionate and humble.

For this is what the LORD says: "Don't go to a house where there is mourning, don't go to lament, nor to express sorrow to them. For I've taken my peace away from this people," declares the LORD, "as well as gracious love and compassion.

Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

"I have compassion for the crowd, because they've already been with me for three days and have nothing to eat.

The master of that servant had compassion and released him, canceling his debt.

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses. Instead, we have one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet he never sinned.

He will have compassion on the poor and the needy, and he will save the lives of the needy.

So why shouldn't I be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 human beings who do not know their right hand from their left, as well as a lot of livestock?

He can deal gently with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, since he himself is subject to weakness.

When she opened it and saw the child, the little boy suddenly began crying. Filled with compassion for him, she exclaimed, "This is one of the Hebrew children!"

May the Lord grant mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, for he often took care of me and was not ashamed that I was a prisoner.

When he saw the crowds, he was deeply moved with compassion for them, because they were troubled and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

And be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another just as God has forgiven you in the Messiah.

"How blessed are those who are merciful, because it is they who will receive mercy!

Even the compassionate man among you the very sensitive one will look with evil in his eyes toward his brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving sons, whom he spared.

I look to my right and observe no one is concerned about me. There is nowhere I can go for refuge, and no one cares for me.

Practice carrying each other's burdens. In this way you will fulfill the law of the Messiah.

Moreover, you must never take any item from those condemned things, so the LORD may yet relent from his burning anger and extend compassion, have mercy, and cause you to increase in number as he promised by an oath to your ancestors

Continue to remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them, as well as those who are mistreated, since they also are only mortal.

He has made it clear to you, mortal man, what is good and what the LORD is requiring from you to act with justice, to treasure the LORD's gracious love, and to walk humbly in the company of your God.

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

"As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD. "And my Spirit that is upon you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, won't depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children's children, from now on and forever."

We consider those who endured to be blessed. You have heard about Job's endurance and have seen the purpose of the Lord that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

Look! This was the sin of your sister Sodom and her daughters: Pride, too much food, undisturbed peace, and failure to help the poor and needy.

Rejoice with those who are rejoicing. Cry with those who are crying.

Therefore, if there is any encouragement in the Messiah, if there is any comfort of love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion and sympathy,

When the Lord saw her, he felt compassion for her. He told her, "You can stop crying."

"I'll place hostility between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring. He'll strike you on the head, and you'll strike him on the heel."

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone to heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us live our lives consistent with our confession of faith.

Years later, after Moses had grown up, he went out to his own people, and took notice of their heavy burdens. He saw an Egyptian beating up a Hebrew, one of his own people.

So David replied to Gad, "This is a very bad choice for me to make! Let me now please fall into the hand of the LORD, because his mercy is very great, but may I never fall into human hands!"

Carefully measure the paths for your feet, and all your ways will be established.