31 Bible Verses about Kindness

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Matthew 14:14

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.

Matthew 20:34

Then Jesus' heart was moved with pity, and He touched their blinded eyes, and at once they could see again, and followed Him.

Mark 8:2-3

"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."

Titus 3:4-5

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,

Romans 11:22

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.

1 Corinthians 4:13

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!

2 Corinthians 6:6

through my personal purity, my knowledge, my patience, my kindness; through the Holy Spirit, my genuine love,

Galatians 5:22-23

But the product of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law against such things.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

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.

Titus 2:5

to be serious, pure, home keepers, kind, and subordinate to their husbands, so as not to cause God's message to suffer reproach.

Acts 27:3

The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius kindly permitted Paul to visit his friends and enjoy their attentions.

Acts 4:9

if it is for a good deed to a helpless man, or to learn how he was cured, that we are today being tried,

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Forgiveness of injuries » Should be accompanied by » Kindness

fruit of the Spirit » Kindness

1 Corinthians 6:6

but one brother has to go to law with another, and that before unbelieving judges?

Kindness » Encouraged

More verses: 1 Peter 1:5-6

Kindness » The kindness of the lord

More verses: Titus 3:3-5

Kindness » Being kind

Kindness » The lord being kind

Kindness » Examples of » David

Kindness » Instances of » Pharaoh to jacob

Kindness » Those that are kind

2 Peter 1:1-11

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

2 Peter 1:1-9

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

John 11:33

So when Jesus saw her weeping and the Jews who had come with her weeping too, He sighed in sympathy and shook with emotion,

John 11:19

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

2 Timothy 1:16-18

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

Acts 27:43

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,

Acts 27:3

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

Luke 10:34

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

John 19:27

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

Kindness » Examples of » Boaz

Kindness » Instances of » Centurion to his servant

Luke 7:2-6

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

Acts 24:23

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

Matthew 1:19

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

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