Thematic Bible: Compassion and sympathy
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The weak
bear with one another's infirmities, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
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who is afflicted, and I not suffer? who is offended, and I not inflam'd?
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Compassion and sympathy » Promise to those who show
and whoever shall give only a cup of cold water to the meanest of you, considering him as my disciple, shall most assuredly be far from losing his reward.
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The compassion of God
Another of his parables was this; the gospel-state is like unto leaven, which a woman took and mixt with three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
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so the servants of the yeoman came and said, Sir, did not you sow your field with good grain: how comes it then to have tares?
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The chastened
Compassion and sympathy » Exhortation to
bless them, but curse not. rejoice with those that do rejoice, and weep with those that weep.
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In a word, live all of you in perfect agreement and sympathy, be full of fraternal love, compassion, and affability.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The afflicted
remember those that are in chains, as if you were confin'd with them; and those who suffer adversity, as being your selves of the same body.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Saints
that there might be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same mutual concern for one another. so that if one member suffer, they all suffer with it: or if one be honoured, they partake of it.
Compassion and sympathy » Inseparable from love to God
he that possesses the enjoyments of life, and seeing his brother in want, has no compassion for him, how can he be said to have any divine love?
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our fathers worshipped upon this mountain; and you say, that Jerusalem is the place where we ought to perform our worship.
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Compassion and sympathy » Illustrated
but a certain Samaritan being on the road, came where he was, and when he saw him, he took compassion on him,
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so he departed and went to his father. but while he was yet at a distance, his father saw him, and mov'd with compassion, ran and threw himself upon his neck, and kissed him.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Paul
to the weak I became as weak, that I might gain the weak: I became all things to all men, that I might save all sorts of men.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Elijah
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The poor
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » David
Compassion and sympathy » Christ set an example of
as he drew nigh, he beheld the city, and bewail'd its fate, in these words, "O that thou hadst consider'd, at least in this very day, the opportunity you had of being happy! but now alas! it is vanish'd from your eyes."
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Nehemiah
Compassion and sympathy » The wicked made to feel, for saints
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Enemies
Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
he might have the greater compassion for those who sin through ignorance or mistake. and for the same reason
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Pharaoh's daughter
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Jews
many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to condole with them upon the loss of their brother.
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