19 Bible Verses about Afflicted, Duty To Them

Indeed therefore Peter was kept in the prison, but fervent prayer was being made by the church to God for him.

Some indeed proclaim the Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to bring affliction to my bonds.

Is any man weak among you? Let him summon the elders of the congregation, and let them pray near him, having anointed him with olive oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will rescue him who is depressed, and the Lord will rouse him. And if he should be a man who has committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Confess ye the trespasses to each other, and pray for each other so that ye may be healed. A working supplication of a righteous man is very powerful.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep,

Bear the burdens of each other, and so fulfill the law of the Christ.

To him who is ready to faint, kindness [should be] from his friend, even to him who forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Remember the prisoners as being in bondage together, those who are ill-treated as also yourselves being in the body.

Pure religion and undefiled from God and the Father is this, to go help the orphaned and the widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage [your grief].

I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as a man who comforts the mourners.

who encourages us in all our affliction, in order for us to be able to encourage those in every affliction, through the encouragement of which we ourselves are encouraged by God.

Therefore encourage each other with these words.

if I have seen any perish for lack of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

and if thou draw out thy soul to a hungry man, and satisfy an afflicted soul, then thy light shall rise in darkness, and thine obscurity be as the noonday.

Nevertheless ye did well having shared with my affliction.

being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.

Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.