31 Bible Verses about Kindness
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though He did not fail to furnish evidences about Himself, in constantly showing His kindness to you, in sending you rain from heaven and fruit-producing seasons, in giving you food and happiness to your heart's content."
But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
When He saw the crowds, His heart was moved with pity for them, because they were tired and scattered like sheep without a shepherd.
So when He got out of the boat and saw a great crowd, His heart was moved with pity for them, and He cured their sick people.
Then Jesus' heart was moved with pity, and He touched their blinded eyes, and at once they could see again, and followed Him.
"My heart goes out in pity for these people, for they have been staying with me three days now, and they have nothing left to eat. And if I send them home hungry, they will give out on the road, for some of them are a long way from home."
Now when the Lord saw her, His heart was moved with pity for her, and so He said to her, "Stop weeping."
In everything I showed you that by working hard like this we must help those who are weak, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, 'It makes one happier to give than to get.'"
For we do not have a High Priest who is incapable of sympathizing with us in our weaknesses, but we have One who was tempted in every respect as we are, and yet without committing any sin.
But when the goodness and lovingkindness of God our Saviour were brought to light, He saved us, not for upright deeds that we had done, but in accordance with His mercy, through the bath of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
So take a look at the goodness and the severity of God; severity to those who have fallen, but goodness to you, on condition that you continue to live by His goodness; otherwise, you too will be pruned away.
to show, throughout the coming ages, the boundless generosity of His unmerited favor shown us in His goodness to us through Christ Jesus.
Do you think so little of the riches of God's kindness, forbearance, and patience, not conscious that His kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
When we are slandered by them, we try to conciliate them. To this very hour we have been made the filth of the world, the scum of the universe!
Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;
through my personal purity, my knowledge, my patience, my kindness; through the Holy Spirit, my genuine love,
But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.
So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on
Take care that none of you ever pays back evil for evil, but always keep looking for ways to show kindness to one another and everybody.
and a slave of the Lord must not quarrel but must be gentle to everybody; he must be a skillful teacher, and not resentful under injuries.
to be serious, pure, home keepers, kind, and subordinate to their husbands, so as not to cause God's message to suffer reproach.
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.
Now the natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they made us a fire and welcomed us to it because of the downpouring rain and the cold.
if it is for a good deed to a helpless man, or to learn how he was cured, that we are today being tried,
From Thematic Bible
Forgiveness of injuries » Should be accompanied by » Kindness
Do the opposite. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat. If he is thirsty, give him something to drink, for if you act in this way, you will heap burning coals upon his head!
fruit of the Spirit » Kindness
So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on
but one brother has to go to law with another, and that before unbelieving judges?
Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge,
Kindness » Encouraged
In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,
so that the genuineness of your faith, which is more precious than gold that perishes even after it is shown by the test of fire to be genuine, may result in your praise and glory and honor at the unveiling of Jesus Christ.
So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on
Love is so patient and so kind; love never boils with jealousy; it never boasts, is never puffed with pride;
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
Kindness » The kindness of the lord
Kindness » Being kind
In brotherly love be affectionate to one another, in personal honors put one another to the fore,
So as God's own chosen people, consecrated and dearly loved, you must once for all clothe yourselves with tenderheartedness, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience; you must keep on
You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
Kindness » The lord being kind
But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Kindness » Examples of » David
Kindness » Instances of » Pharaoh to jacob
Kindness » Those that are kind
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have: spiritual blessing and peace be to you in increasing abundance through a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; because His divine power has given us everything that is needful for life and piety, through our full knowledge of Him who through His glory and excellence has called us to Him. read more.
It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature. Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with patient endurance, patient endurance with piety, piety with brotherly affection, brotherly affection with universal love. For if you have these qualities and they continue to increase in you, they will make you neither idle nor unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is blind -- or short-sighted-- and forgetful of the cleansing that he has received from his former sins. Therefore, brothers, be all the more in earnest to make certain to yourselves God's call and choice of you. For if you cultivate these qualities, you will never slip, for it is in this way that to you will be generously granted a triumphant admittance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Kindness » Examples of » Joseph
Kindness » Those that are not kind
Simon Peter, a slave and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ have obtained the same precious faith that we have: spiritual blessing and peace be to you in increasing abundance through a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; because His divine power has given us everything that is needful for life and piety, through our full knowledge of Him who through His glory and excellence has called us to Him. read more.
It is through these that He has given us His precious and glorious promises, so that through them, after you have escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires, you may come to share in the divine nature. Now for this very reason you must do your level best to supplement your faith with moral character, moral character with knowledge, knowledge with self-control, self-control with patient endurance, patient endurance with piety, piety with brotherly affection, brotherly affection with universal love. For if you have these qualities and they continue to increase in you, they will make you neither idle nor unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For whoever lacks these qualities is blind -- or short-sighted-- and forgetful of the cleansing that he has received from his former sins.
Kindness » Instances of » Evil-merodach to jehoiachin
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to mary and martha
So when Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping too, He sighed in sympathy and shook with emotion,
and a goodly number of Jews had come out to see Martha and Mary, to sympathize with them over their brother.
Kindness » Instances of » Nebuchadrezzar to jeremiah
Kindness » Instances of » Ahab to ben-hadad
Kindness » Instances of » Joab to absalom
Kindness » Instances of » Onesiphorus to paul
May the Lord show mercy to the family of Onesiphorus, because he often cheered me and was not ashamed of the chains I wore. Yes, when he got to Rome he took pains to look me up and finally found me. The Lord grant that he may find mercy at His hands on that day. And you very well know yourself how great were the services he rendered me at Ephesus.
Kindness » Examples of » moses
Kindness » Instances of » Julius to paul
but the colonel wanted to save Paul, and so he prevented them from carrying out this plan, and ordered all who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, and the rest to follow,
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.
Kindness » Instances of » Rahab to the spies
Kindness » Examples of » The good samaritan
So he went to him and dressed his wounds by pouring oil and wine upon them, and then he put him on his donkey and brought him to an inn and took care of him.
Kindness » Instances of » Pharaoh's daughter to moses
Kindness » Instances of » The jews to the people
Kindness » Instances of » Jehoshabeath to joash
Kindness » Instances of » John to mary
Then He said to His disciple, "There is your mother." And from that very hour His disciple took her to his own home.
Kindness » Examples of » The barbarians
Now the natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they made us a fire and welcomed us to it because of the downpouring rain and the cold.
Kindness » Examples of » Boaz
Kindness » Instances of » Centurion to his servant
There was a Roman captain who had a slave that was very dear to him, and he was sick and at the point of death, When the captain heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to Him, to ask Him to come and bring his slave safe through the illness. So they went to Jesus and continued to urge Him earnestly, saying, "He deserves that you do this for him, read more.
for he loves our nation, and he is the man who built us our synagogue." Then Jesus started to go with them. But when He was not far from the house, the captain sent friends to say to Him, "My Lord, stop troubling yourself, for I am not worthy to have you come under my roof.
Kindness » Instances of » Felix to paul
He ordered the captain to keep Paul in custody but to let him have freedom and not to prevent his friends from showing him kindness.
Kindness » Instances of » Joseph to mary
But her husband, Joseph, because he was an upright man and did not want to disgrace her, decided to break the engagement by secretly divorcing her.
Kindness » Instances of » Elisha to the woman whose son he restored to life
Kindness » Instances of » Mordecai to esther
Kindness » Instances of » David to mephibosheth
Topics on Kindness
Acts of Kindness
Ephesians 4:32You must practice being kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has graciously forgiven you.
Brotherly Kindness
1 Thessalonians 4:9Now as to brotherly love, you have no need of anyone's writing you, for you have yourselves been taught by God to love one another,
God Shows Loving Kindness
Luke 6:35But you must practice loving your enemies, doing good to them, and lending to them, despairing of nothing; so that your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Kindness As A Fruit Of The Spirit
Galatians 5:22But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Loving Kindness Of God
Ephesians 2:7to show, throughout the coming ages, the boundless generosity of His unmerited favor shown us in His goodness to us through Christ Jesus.