19 Bible Verses about empathy

Put on, therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, tender affections of compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, long-suffering;

And, finally, be ye all of one mind, compassionate, loving as brethren, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

for in that He Himself hath suffered, being tempted, He is able to succor those who are tempted.

"I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with Me now three days, and have nothing to eat;

And, moved with compassion, the lord of that servant released him, and forgave him the debt.

for we have not a High Priest, unable to sympathize with our infirmities, but One Who hath been tempted in all points like as we, apart from sin.

able to bear with the ignorant and erring, since he himself also is encompassed with infirmity;

The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; because he ofttimes refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain;

And, seeing the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and scattered, as sheep having no shepherd.

and become kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God also in Christ forgave you.

"Happy are the merciful: because they shall receive mercy.

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

Remember the prisoners, as bound with them; those ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Behold, we pronounce those happy who endured: ye heard of the patience of Job; and ye saw the end of the Lord, that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

Be ready to rejoice with those who rejoice; to weep with those who weep;

If there is, therefore, any consolation in Christ, if any encouragement of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender affections and compassions,

And, seeing her, the Lord was moved with compassion towards her, and said to her, "Weep not."

Having, therefore, a great High Priest, Who hath passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession;