Thematic Bible: Compassion and sympathy
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The weak
Bear ye one another's burden; and so fulfill the law of Christ.
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Who is sick: and I am not sick? Who is hurt in the faith: and my heart burneth not?
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Compassion and sympathy » Promise to those who show
And whosoever shall give unto one of these little ones, to drink a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you of a truth, he shall not lose his reward."
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He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The compassion of God
Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."
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The servants then came to the householder, and said unto him, 'Sir, sowest not thou good seed in thy close, from whence then hath it tares?'
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The chastened
When I perceived that, I said, "Let me alone, and I will make lamentation. Take no labour for to comfort me, as touching the destruction of my people."
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O Who will give my head water enough, and a well of tears for mine eyes, that I may weep night and day for the slaughter of my people?
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Compassion and sympathy » Exhortation to
Be merry with them that are merry. Weep with them that weep.
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In conclusion, be ye all of one mind, one suffer with another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous,
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The afflicted
like as if one withdrew a good deed from his friend, and forsook the fear of the Almighty God?
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Remember them that are in bonds, even as though ye were bound with them. Be mindful of them which are in adversity, as ye which are yet in your bodies.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Saints
lest there should be any strife in the body: but that the members should indifferently care for one another. And if one member suffer, all suffer with him: if one member be had in honour, all members be glad also.
Compassion and sympathy » Inseparable from love to God
He, then, that hath the substance of the world, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his compassion from him: how dwelleth the love of God in him?
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Our fathers worshipped in this mountain: and ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship."
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Compassion and sympathy » Illustrated
Then a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came nigh unto him: and when he saw him, had compassion on him,
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And he arose, and went to his father. And when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran unto him, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Paul
To the weak became I as weak, to win the weak. In all thing I fashioned myself to all men, to save, at the leastway, some.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
And when David was come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash out of Rabbah, the city of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel out of Lodebar and Barzillai the Gileadite out of Rogelim, brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels: and also corn, barley, flour and parched corn, beans and rice, honey, butter, sheep and cheese of kine - for David, and all the people that were with him, to eat. For they supposed that the people should be hungry, fainty, and thirsty in the wilderness.
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Elijah
Then said she unto Elijah, "What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? Art thou come unto me, that my sin should be thought on and my son slain?" And Elijah said unto her, "Give me thy son." And he took him out of her lap and carried him up into a loft where he lay, and laid him upon his own bed,
Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The poor
He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth unto the LORD; and look, what he layeth out, it shall be paid him again.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » David
Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom. I behaved myself as though it had been my friend or my brother; I went heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.
Compassion and sympathy » Christ set an example of
And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept on it, saying, "If thou hadst known those things which belong unto thy peace, even at thy time: But now are they hid from thine eyes.
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Nehemiah
When I heard these words, I sat me down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven,
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Compassion and sympathy » The wicked made to feel, for saints
yea, he made all those that had led them away captive, to pity them.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » Enemies
Nevertheless, when they were sick, I put on sackcloth, and humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer returned into mine own bosom.
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Compassion and sympathy » Motives to » The sense of our infirmities
which can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the high way, because that he himself also is compassed with infirmity:
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Pharaoh's daughter
And when she had opened it she saw the child, and behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on it and said, "It is one of the Hebrew's children."
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Jews
And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them over their brother.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job
Did not I weep in the time of trouble? Had not my soul compassion upon the poor?
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Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Job's friends
Now when Job's friends heard of all the trouble that happened to him, there came three of them, every one from his own place: namely, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they were agreed together to come, to shew their compassion on him, and to comfort him.
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