19 Bible Verses about empathy

As persons chosen by God, then, consecrated and dearly loved, you must clothe yourselves with tenderness of heart, kindness, humility, gentleness, forbearance.

Finally, you must all be harmonious, sympathizing, loving, tender-hearted, modest,

For because he has himself been tempted in what he has suffered he is able to help others who are in trial.

"I pity these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat.

And his master's heart was touched, and he let the slave go and canceled the debt.

For our high priest is not one who is incapable of sympathy with our weaknesses, but he has been tempted in every way just as we have, without committing any sin.

He can sympathize with the ignorant and misguided because he is himself subject to weakness,

May the Lord show mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often cheered me and was not ashamed of my being in prison.

But the sight of the crowds of people filled him with pity for them, because they were bewildered and dejected, like sheep that have no shepherd.

You must be kind to one another, you must be tender-hearted, and forgive one another just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

"Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy!

Bear one another's burdens, and in that way carry out the law of the Christ.

Remember those who are in prison as though you were in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated as being yourselves liable to the same trials.

But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Why, we call those who showed such endurance happy! You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen what the Lord brought out of it, for the Lord is very kind and merciful.

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

So by whatever appeal there is in our relation to Christ, by whatever incentive there is in love, by whatever participation there is in the Spirit, whatever affection and sympathy,

And when the Master saw her, he pitied her, and said to her, "Do not weep."

Since then we have in Jesus, the Son of God, a great high priest who has gone up into heaven, let us keep firm hold of our religion.