19 Bible Verses about Afflicted, Duty To Them

Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing by the church to God for him.

The one preach Christ from contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

Is any sick among you? 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 sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they will be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much.

Rejoice with them that rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

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

To him that is afflicted pity should be shown from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them who suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

But I would strengthen you with my mouth and the moving of my lips should assuage your grief.

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.

Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble by the consolation with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

Wherefore, comfort one another with these words.

If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;

And if thou shalt draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noon day:

Notwithstanding ye have done well, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

Well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath lodged strangers, if she hath washed the saints' feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that are of heavy hearts.