Thematic Bible: Compassion and sympathy
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The weak
Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.
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Who is feeble and I am not feeble? who is in danger of falling, and I am not angry?
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Compassion and sympathy » Promise to those who show
And whoever gives to one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, he will not go without his reward.
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He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The compassion of God
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
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And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, Sir, did you not put good seed in your field? how then has it evil plants?
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The chastened
For this cause I have said, Let your eyes be turned away from me in my bitter weeping; I will not be comforted for the wasting of the daughter of my people.
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If only my head was a stream of waters and my eyes fountains of weeping, so that I might go on weeping day and night for the dead of the daughter of my people!
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Compassion and sympathy » Exhortation to
Take part in the joy of those who are glad, and in the grief of those who are sorrowing.
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Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The afflicted
He whose heart is shut against his friend has given up the fear of the Ruler of all.
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Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Saints
So that there might be no division in the body; but all the parts might have the same care for one another. And if there is pain in one part of the body, all the parts will be feeling it; or if one part is honoured, all the parts will be glad.
Compassion and sympathy » Inseparable from love to God
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?
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Our fathers gave worship on this mountain, but you Jews say that the right place for worship is in Jerusalem.
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Compassion and sympathy » Illustrated
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,
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And he got up and went to his father. But while he was still far away, his father saw him and was moved with pity for him and went quickly and took him in his arms and gave him a kiss.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Paul
To the feeble, I was as one who is feeble, so that they might have salvation: I have been all things to all men, so that some at least might have salvation.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi, the son of Nahash of Rabbah, the Ammonite, and Machir, the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, Came with beds and basins and pots, and grain and meal, and all sorts of dry foods, And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Elijah
And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O man of God? have you come to put God in mind of my sin, and to put my son to death? And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The poor
He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » David
But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart. My behaviour was as if it had been my friend or my brother: I was bent low in grief like one whose mother is dead.
Compassion and sympathy » Christ set an example of
And when he got near and saw the town, he was overcome with weeping for it, Saying, If you, even you, had knowledge today, of the things which give peace! but you are not able to see them.
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Then, after hearing these words, for some days I gave myself up to weeping and sorrow, seated on the earth; and taking no food I made prayer to the God of heaven,
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Compassion and sympathy » The wicked made to feel, for saints
He put pity into the hearts of those who made them prisoners.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Enemies
But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
He is able to have feeling for those who have no knowledge and for those who are wandering from the true way, because he himself is feeble;
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Pharaoh's daughter
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.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Jews
And a number of Jews had come to Martha and Mary to give them comfort about their brother.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job
Have I not been weeping for the crushed? and was not my soul sad for him who was in need?
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job's friends
And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.
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