19 Bible Verses about Afflicted, Duty To Them

So Peter was kept in prison, but earnest prayer for him was made to God by the church.

The latter do it out of love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.

Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

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

Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.

Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

I could strengthen you with my mouth, and the solace of my lips would assuage your pain.

I chose their way and sat as chief, and I lived like a king among his troops, like one who comforts mourners.

who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Therefore encourage one another with these words.

if I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing, or the needy without covering,

if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.

Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble.

and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.

Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor, or crush the afflicted at the gate,

Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;