Thematic Bible: Compassion and sympathy


Thematic Bible




Who is weak without my being weak too? Who is caused to fall without my being fired with indignation? Verse ConceptsSympathyAdaptabilityWeakness

And I solemnly say to you, no one who gives a cup of cold water to one of the least of my disciples, because he is a disciple, will ever fail to get his reward." Verse ConceptsNeedWagesWaterBeverages, LiteralCold, Literal UseChrist's Knowledge Of BelieversMan Providing WaterReward For WorksGivingRewardLosing Someone


He told another story: "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to yeast which a woman took and worked into a bushel of flour until it all had risen." Verse ConceptsFoodExaggerationsDoughKingdom Of God, Coming OfParablesWeights And Measures, DryYeastLeavenParables Of ChristLeavenedHidden ThingsThree Other ThingsOther Volume Measureswomanhood

And the farmer's slaves came up to him and said, 'Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then where did the wild wheat plants come from?' Verse ConceptsFigurative FieldsGood PeopleWhy Does This Happen?Sowing Seeds







so that there is no disharmony in the body, but all the parts have a common care for one another. If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it. If one part receives an honor, all the parts can share its joy.


Our forefathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews say that Jerusalem is the place where people ought to worship Him." Verse ConceptsSamaritansWorship, Places OfAncestorsHow To Worship God

But a Samaritan, while on a journey, came down to him, and when he saw him, his heart was moved with pity for him. Verse ConceptsOpportunities, In LifeOutsidersTravelPeople Showing Mercy


To the overscrupulous I have become overscrupulous, to win the overscrupulous; yes, I have become everything to everybody, in order by all means to save some of them. Verse ConceptsWeakness, SpiritualWeakness, PhysicalSoul WinnersSaving PeopleCircumstancesThings Like PeopleWinningWeaknessorderflexibility





As He approached it, just as soon as He saw the city, He burst into tears over it, and said: "If today you yourself had only known the conditions of peace! But now they are hidden from you.




Such a one is capable of dealing tenderly with the ignorant and erring ones, since he himself is subject to weakness, Verse ConceptsGentlenessGrace, And Christian LifeWeakness, PhysicalThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleIgnorance of GodWeaknessExerciseMaking Mistakesignoranceempathy


and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother. Verse ConceptsCompassion, Examples OfBurials, FeaturesVisitingComfort, Of Friends