11 Bible Verses about Afflicted, Duty To Them

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

the latter, indeed, are doing so from love to me, for they know that I am providentially put here to defend the good news;

Is anyone sick among you? He should call in the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer that is offered in faith will save the sick man; the Lord will raise him to health, and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. So practice confessing your sins to one another, and praying for one another, that you may be cured. An upright man's prayer, when it keeps at work, is very powerful.

Practice rejoicing with people who rejoice, and weeping with people who weep.

Practice bearing one another's burdens, and in this way carry out the law of Christ.

Continue to remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them, and those who are being ill-treated, since you, too, are liable to similar physical punishment.

A religious worship that is pure and stainless in the sight of God the Father is this: To look after orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep one's own self unstained by the world.

who comforts me in every sorrow I have, so that I can comfort people who are in sorrow with the comfort with which I am comforted by God.

So continue encouraging one another with this truth.

But you did me a kindness to share my sorrow with me.

must have a reputation for doing good deeds, as bringing up children, being hospitable to strangers, washing the feet of God's people, helping people in distress, or devoting herself to any sort of doing good.